Deleting user files/signing out of programs on every logout?

[jacklevics]

Hi,

I am trying to set up Macs for my school on Monterey 12.6 and ran into loads of crashing issues regarding Google Chrome and Garageband on Guest (but never on local), plus couldn't get a launch script on Guest to accept default browser.

Is there a way I can create a local account (non-admin) that I can install Drive onto but would subsequently log user out of all programs on sign out/shut down, rather than using Guest that's causing so many issues.

So basically, on sign out, all the programs are signed out, i.e Drive, and users files are reset.

 

[bogdanw]

Customizing Login and Logout
https://developer.apple.com/library...l#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000172i-SW10-BAJCGEGG

From the admin account, place the script you want to be run at log out in /Users/Shared/, then run
sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LogoutHook /Users/Shared/script

Here is an example:
-script /Users/Shared/standard.sh with this content

#!/bin/zsh
rm -rf /Users/standard/Desktop/test

-make it executable

chmod +x /Users/Shared/standard.sh

- set to run at log out

sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LogoutHook /Users/Shared/standard.sh

Now at every log out, regardless of the user that logs out, the folder /Users/standard/Desktop/test will be deleted.