pakman@scrolls.wharton.upenn.edu (David B. Pakman) (06/19/89)
I am setting up an SE/30 lab utilizing AppleShare. The SE/30's are equipped with 40MB internal HD's and I am experimenting with using them exclusively as start-up disks and then preventing their use by the user. To do this, I am attempting to evaluate as many hard disk locking utilities as possible. So far, I have come across Guard Dog 1.0, which is of little use to me, since it is both easily defeatable and not exactly "locking" or preventing hard disk usage. I have heard that Guard Dog 2.0 will include a password utility (truth??). In addition, I have LockOUT DA v1.2 which locks up the entire machine with a password. Again, rumor has it that Lockout 2.0 will do just what I need. If anyone has heard of any other utilities to prevent hard disk usage, particularly in a lab environment, PLEASE reply to me and I will happily summarize to the net. In addition, can anyone confirm my speculation on the two aforementioned improved versions? I have tried to contact "Beyond", the makers of LockOUT, but their phone number in the "about" box is no longer valid. Thanks, in advance, for any and all help! -David Pakman Apple Student Rep ARPA: pakman@scrolls.wharton.upenn.edu AppleLink: ST0338
kent@lloyd.camex.uucp (Kent Borg) (06/20/89)
In article <12172@netnews.upenn.edu> pakman@scrolls.wharton.upenn.edu (David B. Pakman) writes: >I am setting up an SE/30 lab utilizing AppleShare. The SE/30's >are equipped with 40MB internal HD's and I am experimenting >with using them exclusively as start-up disks and then preventing >their use by the user. The hard disk software SilverLining from LaCie will put passwords on disks and can make them read-only. The problem with this is that Macs don't work very well with write locked system volumes. (Some programs simply won't run.) Maybe you should instead use ResEdit (warning: dangerious program if you don't know what you are doing) and make the system folder invisible. You will still have to go around regularly and remove other stuff which will accumulate and also replace the system folder now and then, but the users will get a much nicer machine to use. Kent Borg kent@lloyd.uucp or ...!husc6!lloyd!kent