[THIN] Re: Users installing programs
- From: "Braebaum, Neil" <Neil.Braebaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 16:03:22 +0100
Well I've been working in IT since 1990, and deploying Citrix servers
since late 97, and have always worked on read-only servers - so he isn't
just being a know-it-all, and it certainly *isn't* a huge mistake.
Not securing servers because it's a little tricky, is a mistake - it's
techies are paid to do. When you use servers, that have communal usage,
you can't afford to treat them like over-blown PCs that users can do
anything on.
You need to consider that it's likely that *you* are accountable for the
stability, security, and robustness of them. If a user trashes a PC,
they just likely affect themselves - therefore it's unquestionably a
better approach to not allowing them the same degree of carnage on
communal server resources.
Neil
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Abshire
> Sent: 09 September 2004 15:35
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Users installing programs
>
> My point exactly, thanks. I have been working in IT since
> 1992 and have plenty of certs and experience to back me but
> this is one of those young know it alls and I am just getting
> too old to argue these days.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Luchette, Jon [mailto:JLuchette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 9:17 AM
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Users installing programs
>
> ...that would be fine, as long as you have about 3 weeks to
> work on each server...
>
> /jL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Abshire [mailto:Jim.Abshire@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 10:12 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Users installing programs
> My colleague wants to set read only permissions on the root
> and try to go back and allow what needs write access on the
> servers. I have told him doing so will be a huge mistake
> because there are so many files in different places that
> finding them all would be a nightmare. I wanted to share
> this with everyone so I am not alone when I approach my boss
> and colleague with more emphasis on using a more logical
> approach. Any input will be greatly appreciated.
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