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Jim Kerns Jr. District Network Administrator Spencer Community Schools [EMAIL PROTECTED] (712)262-0339 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/27/2004 8:53:14 AM >>> > Good morning- > > We have had some people objecting to our computer security here in > Fort Dodge, and I wanted to check into what everyone else allows people > to do on the computers in the classroom. We are slowly rolling out a > program called Deep Freeze, which discards all changes to the computer > on reboot. With our WindowsXP machines, we have successfully redirected > the user's desktop, favorites, my documents and most system settings to > a network folder, which follows the user from one XP machine to > another. > > So, in your districts, what is the practice or policy for allowing > the following modifications to a user computer: > > Desktop Settings - Do you allow changes to Backgrouds, > shortcuts on the desktop, screen savers, etc > We have found it is easier to allow staff to control ther own desktop, screensaver, etc. It gives them some ownership I guess. Initially we had roaming profiles, but at the time did not have the bandwidth to support it. There info is stored on the network though (documents, etc.). This allows for quick re-imaging if a machine has problems. > Do you allow saving to the local hard drive, or restrict saving > to the network only They save to the network. > > How about disk space quotas - how much do you allow a user to > store on the network > 100 MB except for special circumstances (i.e. music program .mp3 and .wav files) > Use of e-mail programs - do you have district supported > programs, or can they use anything they want > We have two ways to access email, the Groupwise client and WebAccess. No other way is supported. > Installing programs on the machine - both district-supported > and personal software We only allow district supported software, and of course no one brings software in and intalls it without our knowledge. That would just be wrong. ;) > > Do you allow computers to be used without any connection to the > network Special circumstances only. > > Do you allow people to connect personal peripherals to the > computer that require software - digital cameras, zip drives, > cd-burners, scanners, etc... I am assuming by personal you mean they own the hardware. The answer to that is no. We have had some problems with that in the past. Someone buys the Staples special scanner, installs it, and it becomes our problem when the thing doesn't work the way it is supposed to or it screws something else up. As if we all don't have enough to do. > > In what method do you suggest people move data from school to > home for work - usb flash keys, floppy, e-mail We find email is the easiest. If it is large (presentation, etc.) we will let them sign out a laptop. > > Sorry for all of the questions. We are trying to get some baseline > data for security that other schools are using. If you would help us > out, I would appreciate it. I would be happy to compile all of the data > and return it to the list, should there be any interest for that. > Again, thanks for any help!!! Have a great weekend!!! > > Jeremy > > > _______________________________________________ > > Jeremy Pearson > Network Administrator / Computer Technician > Fort Dodge Community School District > 104 South 17th Street > Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 > > http://www.fort-dodge.k12.ia.us > > (515)574-5676 voice > (515)574-5324 fax > --- --------------------------------------------------------- --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------
