On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 13:21, Rick Warner wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 08:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > From an admin point 
> > of view, I want a box out there that my users can't change.  When they 
> > make a change and it screws up the computer, it costs my company money for 
> > me to fix it (whether I fix it myself, or hire someone else to do it for 
> > me).  Some would fire the user, but guess what - it costs money to replace 
> > them, too.(2)
> > 
> 
> If they have console access, and there is any media access, there is no
> way to prevent them from making changes.  True of any OS.  Someone will
> change something at some time.  Plan on it.
> 
> - rick 

They're going to screw it up, if they can.  

"Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool"

Best bet, and cheap, Grab Norton Ghost, or something like it, make an
image of the machine as you want it.  If they truly foul it up. Insert
boot disk, and copy image from network.  You get a new machine in about
10 minutes.
-- 
Michael Gargiullo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Warp Drive Networks


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