Agreed but don't say there is not AV or patching needed. Mac's need them just like Windows and getting Mac users to understand and accept that the IT department needs to control access to root is very hard to get done. Past experience says the typical Mac users are very independent and tend to ignore licensing restrictions. That said of the 4 Mac users I have dealt with 1 had no issues understanding licensing an agreeing to honor the restrictions and 3 totally ignored those restrictions putting software purchased on a machine by machine basis onto multiple machines. YMMV
Jon On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Brian Desmond <[email protected]>wrote: > *Likewise, Quest, and Centrify all have products that will give you > integration and some sort of GP Mgmt.* > > * * > > *Some customers run Virex on Macs, others don’t. In general this whole > thing is a PITA, especially with the bipolar Intel Mac Hardware. * > > * * > > *Thanks,* > > *Brian Desmond* > > *[email protected]* > > * * > > *c – 312.731.3132* > > * * > > *From:* David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, September 03, 2010 3:07 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Mac and Windows mix > > > > I would like to hear from those of you who have a mixed Windows/Mac > environments: How do you handle management of the diverse environment? > Presumably with Mac’s there is no patching or AV. Can you use GPO’s on them > in any fashion (wondering if there’s some add-in to allow equivalency). > > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
