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#!/bin/sh
#
#  skype_sandboxed.sh -- runs skype as a separate user, with access to X
#
#  Copyright (c) 2013 Samuel Lidén Borell <samuel@kodafritt.se>
#  
#  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
#  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
#  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
#  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
#  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
#  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#  
#  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
#  all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#  
#  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
#  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
#  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
#  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
#  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
#  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
#  THE SOFTWARE.
#

#
# Installation instructions:
#
#    sudo adduser --disabled-password skype
#    sudo mv -i /usr/bin/skype /usr/bin/skype.bin
#    sudo mv -i THIS_SCRIPT /usr/bin/skype
#
# The -i option = don't accidentally overwrite.
#

xhost +SI:localuser:skype
exec sudo -u skype -g skype /usr/bin/skype.bin