Re: [info-tech] Computer Security...

[Brad Kruse]

So, in your districts, what is the practice or policy for allowing the following modifications to a user computer: ***** we do this through Novell Zenworks*****         Desktop Settings - Do you allow changes to  Backgrouds, shortcuts on the desktop, screen savers, etc * students have no rights to do any of the above....faculty and my student techs get some extra rights to desktop use         Do you allow saving to the local hard drive, or restrict saving to the network only * allow saving to hard drive and just ghost periodically         How about disk space quotas - how much do you allow a user to store on the network * home folders get 20mb max with additional if a good reason...some groups like publications, etc. receive more if they belong to the group         Use of e-mail programs - do you have district supported programs, or can they use anything they want * districted supported Novell Groupwise for 9-12 and Gwise webaccess mail for grades and staff....they are allowed to use their own web mail if they wish         Installing programs on the machine - both district-supported and personal software *no one is to install software to system except for tech. coord or get approval first         Do you allow computers to be used without any connection to the network *no, zenworks is set to not allow         Do you allow people to connect personal peripherals to the computer that require software - digital cameras, zip drives, cd-burners, scanners, etc... no, however the usb memory devices are starting to come into the labs....have not moved on it yet         In what method do you suggest people move data from school to home for work - usb flash keys, floppy, e-mail use of district email attachments or their own web mail....if too large of attachment, then we make arrangements to burn it to cd or copy to usb memory     Manson Northwest Webster-Home of the Cougars! Brad Kruse          ("`-''-/").___..--''"`-._ Tech. Coord.         `6_ 6  )   `-.  (     ).`-.__.`) 1601 15th St.        (_Y_.)'  ._   )  `._ `. ``-..-' Manson, IA 50563    _..`--'_..-_/  /--'_.' ,' 712-469-3919       (li),'  ((!.-' Fax 712-469-3131