Bug#993988: debian-edu-config: consider to drop diskless workstation support as default for Main-Server+LTSP-Server profile

[Dominik George <dominik.george@teckids.org>]

Hi,

> Like reported in #993935, a local admin might install additional 
> packages on a combined server causing potential leakage of sensible data
> in the SquashFS image file for diskless workstations.
> 
> It would be quite easy to drop the diskless workstation support (done by 
> default at first boot of a combined server), only provide thin client 
> support on the combined server and leave the (site specific) setup for 
> diskless ws to the local admin. (The manual should then contain hints 
> how to do this.)

I take it that by "drop support", you mean "not install by default"?

Diskless workstations are one (probably the) Unique Selling Point of
Debian Edu, so I would like to make very clear that dropping support
for it in general would be problematic.

-nik

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