[Gllug] It is not Microsoft

[Jose Luis Martinez]

2009/1/9 j.roberts <j.roberts at stabilys.com>:
> John Edwards wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 09, 2009 at 01:05:04PM +0000, Bernard Peek wrote:
>> <snip>
>>> You and I know that there is no risk in running Linux from a live CD.
>> <snip>
>>
>> Having setup Windows and Linux machines for use in public space, I
>> think there *are* some serious risks in allowing people to boot off
>> their own CDROMs.
>>
>> These include the ability to access the hard drive to install
>> malware or reseting the Windows Administrator password, or gain
>> unrestricted access to the local network.
>
> Absolutely correct: this is how we gain access to Win Server and w/s
> machines where the password is lost.
>
> So administrators are right to be concerned.
>
> The proper answer is dedicated machines, unfortunately...
>
> MeJ


The machines are to be exposed irrespective of what OS is used.

The best solution would be to do automatic nightly re-installs,
anything else is either too expensive or risky.
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