[UniMacTech] What rights do your laptop users have?

[Jeff Kirby]

Hi Mervin,

 

We give them a second account which has admin rights and make them sign a
form which basically says that if anything goes wrong which is a result of
'tinkering' or illegal software, the computer will be reimaged.

 

The system has been working quite well, very few issues, and we can rest at
night knowing that their normal user is not an admin. We use this system for
both Mac, XP and Vista.

 

For their data backup, we use the built in sync software on both
Mac(homeSync) and PC(offline files) to sync only their documents (email etc)
when they are connected to the network.

 

I guess it depends on how dangerous you think your users are.

 

Cheers,

 

  

 

 Jeff Kirby

 Network Support Officer

 Computer Services Unit/Computer Mediated Learning Unit

 Faculty of Science and Engineering

 Flinders University of South Australia

 GPO BOX 2100, Adelaide 5001, Australia

 

 PH : #5845 or 0401 148 928

 

From: unimactech-bounces at auc.edu.au [mailto:unimactech-bounces at auc.edu.au]
On Behalf Of Mervin uy
Sent: Monday, 9 February 2009 2:38 PM
To: University Macintosh Technical Mailing List
Subject: [UniMacTech] What rights do your laptop users have?

 

Hi All..

  Not really asking a tech question today more of  a General query, I am
currently having issues with admin rights and end users constantly
requesting admin rights. I wanted to know what other universities are doing
with laptops in regards to End users requesting Admin rights.

Cheers all
 
Mervin Uy
Technical Officer

School Of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry
The University of Sydney
Room 607 Brennan Maccallum Building A18, University of Sydney NSW 2006
T: +61 2 9351 2538 | F: +61 2 9351 3918 | E: Mervin Uy
<mailto:Mervin.uy at usyd.edu.au> 

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