Dan Boger wrote: > On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 01:01:13PM -0400, R. Mariotti wrote: >> Therefore, is anyone USING a linux-based facility to manage remote >> windows-based desktops for the purposes of patches, updates, admin, >> etc? Of course, we would prefer open sourced facilities but certainly >> will look at licensed software if necessary. > > Perhaps have the techs laptops run linux, with a VMWare read-only image > of their WinXP? That way, every time it's started up it'll be a fresh > image, and once in a while you could make a new one and just have them > update the laptops via openvpn/ssh or somesuch. > > Would that work? > Dan!
Boy! You opened our eyes!!! Of course everyone here is saying (under one's breath) "why didn't I think of that!". Many, many possibilities and the read-only virtual image would definitely solve our problem. Thank you! Bob _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
