Petter Reinholdtsen skrev:
[Hilaire]There is a ltsp-floppyd package for Skolelinux to help for the set up. Not sure it is included in the cd-rom however, but it is in the Skolelinux apt repository.It is included on the CD, but not installed by default. I believe Ragnar have a reason for not installing it by default, but have forgotten the arguments.
My arguments are mostly security based.There is no way to authenticate users when accessing local devices on the thin clients using the floppyd method. This means that the floppy is open for reading and writing by anybody on any machine. By all means, install the package, but be aware of the security risks involved. Say a teacher has prepared the exam papers at home, brings them to school on a floppy, inserts it, and transfers the contents to the regular home directory. While it is inserted, it also read by a student and spread to all the candidates. Not terribly impressive.
In addition, Konqueror's floppy:/ kio is not very reliable.IMHO it is better to send email or use a workstation for the file transfer from floppy.
-- Med vennlig hilsen Ragnar Wisløff ------------- life is a reach. then you gybe.