Restrict AIM

[truss64130]

how do you diable those programs? I know they are not checked off (allowed) for the limited account.

[bobw]

DiskImageMounter is located here;

System/Library/CoreServices

In the Accounts PreferencePane/Parental Controls select Finder&System
Click Configure
Check Other
Click the Locate button then navigate to the DiskImageMounter.

[truss64130]

There are no parental control option in my accounts settings. I see it is there on another machine we have that is 10.4, but not on the public machine (10.3).

Back to the drawing board. Thanks though.

[Flying Meat]

You could set up a launchd (or startup item) daemon that runs facelessly in the background and checks the drive for the offending software, then deletes the software mercilessly from it's location.
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[truss64130]

That sounds appealing... Are there any freeware apps to do this or is this something that is more for the programming-mac savvy? I'm mostly a PC guy, but I can work my way around a MAC fairly well.

[dlloyd]

You understand, of course, that even if you do somehow manage to block the AIM application any one who knows anything about Macs will find iChat, Adium, Proteus, or Fire, and even if they somehow miss those, there are also online options like AIM Express and Meebo.com?
Sounds to me like a losing battle if you must achieve this by force. Perhaps just asking nicely would do the trick?

[bobw]

Take a look at IPNetSentryX or Firewall Builder

If you want to try blocking from Terminal Read This

Also, check - man ipfw - in Terminal for blocking.

[bobw]

Also Flying Buttress