You're right, the comment was uncalled for, but the idea is that this is not the best way to run ANY computer system in ANY school. Common logins are simply asking for trouble. Ideally your students should each have an account on the server where all of their data is stored. (Very much like roaming profiles in Windows) You also need to know that most of us are also educators in public and private schools....so we do understand. The problem in this case is that your network setup is flawed. Common logins and the like are leftovers from the old Windows 95 and Windows 98 days. For the moment, your best solution is to write a script that will "purge" your desktops each evening as a cron job (scheduled job). Locking the Desktop by changing permissions is probably going to break things more than it helps. In the long term, you and/or your network admins need to begin working on a network strategy that allows for roaming profiles that store all of the student information on the server...regardless of which machine they use. This can be easily done with an existing windows server using AD or Samba/LDAP. In my own school, each child and teacher has their own account. they walk up to the machine and log in as themselves. EVERYTHING they change, save, or otherwise is stored on the server in their home directory. Nothing is stored locally.....kids can move about the school, sit down at any computer, login and see their OWN desktop with their OWN files.
So...short term....a script to erase files.....long-term....another strategy for saving student data...and I apologize on behalf of the list for the comment btabor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >All students log in the same (see the same desktop). >Then they can navigate to their network folders. >Obviously, from your "do you make sure they wipe themselves properly" >comment, you >do not understand the importance of not letting hundreds of teenagers save >whatever they >want to their school desktops. I am very new to Linux and trying to learn >as >I go. I thought >signing up for this listserve would be helpful, but if you are just going >to >poke fun......I am thinking >that this might not have been a good idea. I am just trying to figure >things >out and do the best >I can. The high school computers with Edubuntu on them are looking a mess >and everyone is >complaining because the kids can save to the desktops, I was just trying >to >figure out a way to >solve a problem that others have asked me to solve. If you feel the need >to >make insensitive comments, then I guess I am looking in the wrong place >for >answers. David N. Trask Technology Teacher/Director Vassalboro Community School [EMAIL PROTECTED] (207)923-3100 -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
