[TriLUG] ad on linux

[Jim Ray]

The best way to exercise control is with terminal server.  I have yet to see
viruses and spyware spew through RDP protocol.

Even with local admin on workstation, you can still lock down lots of stuff
with group policy.

Myself, well, I'd like to see Samba do it all :-)

Regards,
 
Jim
 
Jim Ray, President
Neuse River Networks
tel: 919-838-1672 cell: 919-606-1772
http://www.Neuse.Net
 
Connecting You to the World since 1997
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Kevin
> Flanagan
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 7:44 AM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] ad on linux
> 
> True enough, but I'd rather take the approach of expecting that I can have
a
> user run with regular user rights until proven otherwise, the work to get
> just the rights they need, not the whole ball of wax at once.
> 
> On 4/6/07, Jim Ray <jim at neuse.net> wrote:
> >
> > Some applications do not run on XP unless the user has local admin
rights.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > Jim Ray, President
> > Neuse River Networks
> > tel: 919-838-1672 cell: 919-606-1772
> > http://www.Neuse.Net
> >
> > Connecting You to the World since 1997
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> > Behalf Of Kevin
> > > Kreamer
> > > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 12:30 AM
> > > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> > > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] ad on linux
> > >
> > > Jason Watts wrote:
> > > > I'm wanting to have a *nix based server with windows xp based
clients
> > in
> > a
> > > > domain type setting.
> > > > to be more specific... i want to make sure my gfhas no install
rights
> > on
> > > > the
> > > > windows pc's
> > >
> > > If it's XP or so, and all you are trying to do is limit install
rights,
> > > why not just make her a normal user account instead of an admin
account?
> > >  Easier than trying to mess around with AD.
> > >
> > > Kevin
> > >
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