On Wednesday 08 October 2008, Matthias Johnson wrote: > I was curious if there is a way to set group policy on windows pcs using > a linux based server. I assume it isn't possible but again just curious.
Samba is capable of acting as a Domain Controller, so that's probably what I'd look at first. > Also I was interested in how one would setup a network entirely linux based > down to the workstations/clients. Is there a Group Policy equivalent for > Ubuntu server? Other than Samba, not that I know of. A package search for "group policy" comes up with squat. > My main concerns would be stopping a user from just plugging in a > printer, dvd/cd-rom, or flash pen without disabling USB functionality > that may be needed for a keyboard or mouse. You might be able to keep certain devices like dvd/cdrom or USB pen drives from showing up by reconfiguring UDEV. It's possible to configure UDEV to blacklist certain modules, for instance. > Is there a way to have only certain approved hardware signatures? Donno. > From what I can tell hardware is installed based upon the > chipset that it has rather than the brand or model. Is there a way to > prevent installs of one model that may have inferior build quality to a > better quality device but both use the same chipset? My guess is no. > I have found that Ubuntu is very good at adding peripherals which is > great when you don't have a driver CD but since the drivers are included > in the kernel does it actually install? Not exactly -- UDEV is what creates the devices in /dev these days. > Would you just restrict access to /mnt and /dev and can you block access > to certain devices but allow others? You can only do that by reconfiguring UDEV, since all of the files in /dev are made by UDEV at every boot, so there's no good way without reconfiguring UDEV to further restrict permissions at least as far as I know. > Is controlling the network it best to setup with thin clients so > that the PC's cannot be tampered with even while it is disconnected > from the network? Donno. There are a lot of considerations concerning PCs vs thin clients. > Has anyone found a scalable way to determine how fast the server and > network has to be compared to the client ratio? I imagine that the Linux Terminal Server Project might have some hints on that. -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Sep 3 - Porkchop - The Areas of My Expertise Oct 1 - Ubikeys Oct 4 - Linux Fest Nov 5 - Releasing Open Source Software Dec 3 - TBD
