Re: Academic Computers

["Strzelec, Wally" <wally () TAMU EDU>]

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From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel Bennett
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:43 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Academic Computers

 

Hello,

 

I am trying to collect some information on boot times.  What is the
typical boot time of a computer in a student lab at your institution?  

I think that it is going to be pretty variable depending on the
hardware, OS and applications started.  On an HP 7900 with Vista, boot
time is just over a minute and user login times average about a minute.
Logoff times are 15-20 seconds.

 

What type of antivirus do you run?  

Symantec

 

What is the hardware in the PCs?  

Around 1800 machines, mixture of Dell 620, 745, 755's and HP 7900's

 

Do you use a product like deep freeze or clean slate? 

No, just use windows file ACLs and Active Directory policies applied to
the computer,  users only have normal user rights, no ability to install
or do anything on the computer.  NetApp file server for everyone's
roaming profiles/home drive space.

 

Do you run a windows, novell, linux, unix, etc domain?

Microsoft 2003 Active Directory

 

Thanks,

Sure

 

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Wally Strzelec, GCFA, GCWN, GCUX, GSLC

Sr. IT Manager

Computing & Information Services

Texas A&M University

 

 

 

Daniel Bennett

IT Security Analyst

Security+

 

PA College of Technology

One College Ave

Williamsport PA 17701

(P) 570.329.4989