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Dec 16, 2010

I need to make it so that someone who is using my computer, logged in with my user name, is prompted by a window in the GUI if they try to access a certain folder. Logging in with a different user name is not an option, so "chmod"ing, "chown"ing or encryption is out. I picture something similar to what happens when you try to access GParted, Synaptic Package Manager, etc. When you try to access those, a window pops up prompting you for the root password. The reason being is that my wife uses my computer, logged in as me. She doesn't ever log out and log in with the user name I set up for her because it's "inconvenient." She's also not computer savvy whatsoever. Also, my kids run around like maniacs and my 3 (almost 4) year old knows how to click on things and type without knowing what she's doing. This has resulted in some deleted/changed files such as spreadsheets with important financial data and or Cisco configs in them. I would like to leave my computer on without having to watch over it all the time. Ok, I know there are threads in various forums all over the place with people who have asked this question, but nobody ever seems to actually provide an adequate answer or solution to the original poster as far as I can tell. (I have been searching for two hours on Google with no results). I am running Debian Squeeze. I am not necessarily a "beginner" anymore, being that I can move around and do pretty much anything I used to be able to do when I used to run Windows (yuck), but this is definitely something that is a bit over my head.

There are a few requirements, however.
-No creating new users or having to log in as another user
-I do not want to simply "chmod -r", "chmod ###", or "chown" the directory
-I also understand you can encrypt directories, but that's not what I need.

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