Quoting Daniel Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > To whom it may concern:
> > I was wondering what you do to secure the workstations so kids don't tamper > with the configurations etc. or if you even have a problem with this. I know > with my windows workstations I use policies to keep students out of mischief. > Is there something similar with your setup? > > Regards, > > > Daniel Cook > Technical Coordinator > Finley School District > > Hi, This is one of the greatest benefits of a Linux terminal server system. The workstations have no storage of their own. There are no hard drives at all. The workstations get their operating system from the network and mount all the necessary file systems on the server. I addition, the workstations mount all the file systems (except their home directories) READ-ONLY, so there is no danger of the students affecting the operating system. The only files that the students have permissions to affect are their own files in their home directories, so the only thing they can affect or "mess-up" is their own home directory. One of the primary reasons I set up a terminal server system was to eliminate all the time my staff used to spend fixing/troubleshooting the lab machines. We have spent absolutely ZERO time troubleshooting lab machines in an entire year. The only reason we go into the lab now is to replace mouse balls which seem to disappear on a fairly regular basis. :-) Now we replace them with optical mice as they disappear. Derek -- Derek Dresser Gould Academy Bethel, ME 04217 (207)824-7700 ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
