Hello all! I would like to use LTSP specifically for exam settings in an introductory computer science class. The students have learned some basic system administration and programming under Linux on their personal laptops. Now I would like to have them perform some basic tasks in a controlled setting (no internet connection etc.) during an exam.
I was thinking that I should be able to set up such an environment by using LTSP. However, the more I think about it, the more loopholes I see. Maybe somebody else has already filled these and I would really appreciate your comments! Honestly speaking, I am by no means much of an expert in this field but I know the basic concepts. I have tinkered with a LTSP test set-up over the last two years. My goal is to have the students work individually on one and the same (LTSP-)server without means of communication or file-sharing, just as if they were working on individual machines without any connectivity. Googling did not show any hint on how to achieve this so it is either too simple or more complicated than what I imagine. First I would like to restrict internet access for these users. I was thinking of putting them into a group which should not have access to ... well what exactly? I could probably restrict access to individual programs but that seems a bit unsatisfactory. Is there any way to limit the out-going connections? Then how about file sharing on the server? Would it be enough to take away ownership of their home directories and change mode so that group and others would have no rights on the folders? Is there some other way of communication that I am over-looking? The kids are very quick when it comes to picking up technical means leading to better grades ... Thank you very much for your support! = = = = = = = = = Stefan Müller Wildi Unterhof 5 CH-6208 Oberkirch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev _____________________________________________________________________ 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
