OSX In a Public Area

Hi, I'm running a Wireless Hotspot Company in the UK. We're just starting to install some iMacs at a few of our locations and am having some issues getting it all restricted so no one can modify.
I've tried simple finder, but have discovered a number of serious flaws. I'm now using a slightly restricted finder instead, however, I'm still finding that I can delete important files / folders without prompting.
Is there a way around this, any software etc....
Simon

Have you tried changing the permissions on the Library folder? You could make it (and all its contents) owned by say, the admin user but readable by the guest user.
You'd just have remember that you made this change whenever you repair permissions on the computer.
Another option would be to make a disk image of the guest account's home folder with all the setting you want in place. Then periodically a script could be run that restores the guest account's home folder to your default. You should be able to make a cron job for this to run whenever you like.

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