--- On Wed, 10/21/09, Junhao <lo...@jmarki.net> wrote:
At my workplace, I am in charge of data storage for my research group.
These files are placed in a *NIX file server, and users authentication
is through my corporate AD. Files are owned by individual users; other
users from the same group can only read the files. As primary research
data files, we basically expect these to be available forever.
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I can only think of these 2 methods:
1) create local users to replace the AD user.
2) create a general user to own all these files. Simple solution, at the
expense of institutional knowledge.
3) request for the accounts to be locked, not deleted. I think Security
will scream...
4. When they leave, do a hand off. Get the files assigned to an existing user.
Make sure that existing user gives consent (sure, I'll take ownership for
Jane's files). Tel that user they are his files to do with as they please. This
is also allows the best opportunity to delete unwanted cruft, or reorganize.
In my world, cleanup is hard enough to get done after the fact, even with
existing users ("I don't have a charge number to look at those files and see
what's worth keeping. Can't you just leave them there? I can buy a Terabyte and
a half at Fry's for $90").
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