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Option to remove access to home directory for apps

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#78 opened on Feb 16, 2024

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Description

Hello,

Winapps is fantastic, and thank you so much for continuing development! Would you consider an update to optionally remove access to the Linux home directory for specified apps? There may be privacy and security risks here. Even the Winapps config which contains the Windows username and password is accessible. Locally, I've removed usage of +home-drive in bin/winapps to remove access to the Linux home directory, and instead mounted a shared folder via virt-manager for apps to use.

Thanks!

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Tech stack
shell
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
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Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
The issue requests an option to remove home directory access for specific apps. The user has already implemented a local fix by removing the '+home drive' flag in `bin/winapps`. Investigate how to make this configurable per app, possibly by adding a configuration parameter in the app's settings or a global flag. Review the current script logic in `bin/winapps` and the KVM configuration to understand how the home drive is mounted. No maintainer response or linked PRs exist yet.