User defined menus


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  As Linuxconf increases in functionality, you may wish to create
  limited views to allow less experienced co-administrators to focus
  only on the tasks they must perform. A user defined menu is a
  collection of Linuxconf menu entries presented in a single menu.


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  You must assign a unique identifier to the new menu. The identifier is
  normally a meaningful name.


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  Place any title you want here. This will be displayed at the top of
  the menu seen by the co-administrators.


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  Each user defined menu creates a new privilege. The privilege grants
  access to the menu to a normal user. On the user accounts dialog,
  you'll need to grant access to the menu to anyone who is allowed to
  use this menu.

  By default, the privilege only grants access to the menu. Any entry in
  the menu may define other privileges.  Unless the co-administrator has
  those privileges, he will be prompted for the root password.

  The checkbox lets you enhance the power of the privilege associated
  with the menu. When checked, the privilege overrides any privileges
  normally associated with the menu entries. Said differently, the co-
  administrator holding this privilege has the same power as root for
  the tasks showed in the menu.

  Use of this checkbox must be taken very seriously. A malicious co-
  administrator may find a way to get more privileges (including root
  access perhaps). Many Linuxconf components do not define any
  privileges (the root password is required). This checkbox allows a
  normal user to administer those components.


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  You are presented with many checkboxes. Each one maps one Linuxconf
  menu entry to the newly defined menu.

  You can map a terminal menu entry or a submenu. Mapping a submenu
  enables access to every menu entry under it.


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  Using the user defined menu, you need a privilege and a way to access
  it.


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  Each menu you create defines a new privilege. You must grant this
  privilege to co-administrators.
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  User defined menu may be used either from the the command line (text
  or GUI) or using the web (HTML). Web user can connect directly to the
  menu using the following URL:



               http://your-server:98/htmlmod:usermenu_ID/





  where ID is the menu ID. Using the GUI or the text mode, one may
  access the menu using the following command line:



               linuxconf --modulemain usermenu ID