My God people... I asked a simple qustion meriting a simple answer. So far I've gotten a million answers all over and off the board.
(1) Relearn the Linux filesystem you don't know what you're doing (2) Great Idea!!! Here's how to do it. (3) "My server is invincible, I come from Melnack." A whole-whearted thank you to all who fit the middle category! >I am not pointing fingers, I am saying in general, trying to do this >sort of Windows-world locking down on a Linux system is a sign that >the system administrator does not know what they are doing; if all >proper patches are applied and things are properly secured, students >should not be able to 'hack' a system. If that happens, I blame it on >the system adminstrator. Reasonable people can disagree, and I do. I think it means he/she admits they are human. You would be better off to admit this. >I disagree with you; I see no problem in letting people know how >something works. Too often I've seen FUD used.. as in "you will be >suspended if you open an xterm". And this is inexcusable. A school >is a place of learning. That, however does not apply to the computers >in which learning is strictly not allowed. Linux is the wave of the future, and I strongly believe people need to be educated about it. I even teach our (student, btw) tech helpers how to write the config files and what they mean, HOWEVER I couple this with teaching them respect for the system they are on... Something they don't get when they snoop around on their own in a dark dormitory at night... which I'm sure some of them will do/are doing even if I get this setup how I want... In my mind, I don't envision spending the time to lock down Open Office, Swriter, close up SSH, and a whole host of other apps. I'm targeting a very specific audience with this pseudo-chrooted graphical shell. If anyone would like to further debate the philosophical implications of the My Documents icon and the Linux environment, I can be reached in my office after class. Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Hello ltsp-discuss-request, > >Thursday, February 13, 2003, 2:42:01 PM, you wrote: > >ldrlsn> Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] putting my users in jail? >ldrlsn> Allthough your reasoning is correct of course, I do not agree >that it is >ldrlsn> not worth the effort. > >ldrlsn> By allowing users to sniff around in the system, they have a >chance to >ldrlsn> get all sorts of clues on how things really work, >ldrlsn> which make it easier >ldrlsn> to try an hack it. Information *is* a part of security, allthough >one >ldrlsn> cannot rely on ignorance of course. > >I disagree with you; I see no problem in letting people know how >something works. Too often I've seen FUD used.. as in "you will be >suspended if you open an xterm". And this is inexcusable. A school >is a place of learning. That, however does not apply to the computers >in which learning is strictly not allowed. > >I am not pointing fingers, I am saying in general, trying to do this >sort of Windows-world locking down on a Linux system is a sign that >the system administrator does not know what they are doing; if all >proper patches are applied and things are properly secured, students >should not be able to 'hack' a system. If that happens, I blame it on >the system adminstrator. > >--- >Ian Trider [EMAIL PROTECTED] >ICQ: 34119829 AIM: iantri1 Y!: iantri1 >MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Today's mildly amusing tagline: >CONFUSCIUS SAY: "Man who eat many prunes get good run for money." > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.NET email is sponsored by: FREE SSL Guide from Thawte >are you planning your Web Server Security? Click here to get a FREE >Thawte SSL guide and find the answers to all your SSL security issues. >http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0026en >_____________________________________________________________________ >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.freenode.net ________________________________________ David M. Leuser, II * Assistant Network Administrator New Hampton School * PH/Fax Direct: (603) 677-3451 77 Main Street * New Hampton, NH 03256 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "I'm sorry if the correct way of doing things offends you" -- The Unix game of Fortune ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: FREE SSL Guide from Thawte are you planning your Web Server Security? Click here to get a FREE Thawte SSL guide and find the answers to all your SSL security issues. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0026en _____________________________________________________________________ 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.freenode.net
