Edubuntu additions for small schools

[Mon Sagullo]

Hi.

My wish list would be coming from a small school with a one-man IT department :-)

I could very much use a script and/or a built-in utility in the next release of Ubuntu that can use a two-column entry in OpenOffice.Org's Calc with a column of user names and the second column with machine-generated password, which is then saved in a thumb drive, then execute this script to populate all the machines with the user names and user passwords every start of School Year calendar.

 
Best regards,
Mon Sagullo
Philippines


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From: Darrell Eifert <darrelleifert at myfairpoint.net>
To: edubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:04:05 AM
Subject: Edubuntu additions for public libraries

Hello --

Without burdening anyone here with too much of a detailed "wish list",
I'd like to inquire as to the best or proper way to request additional
features in Edubuntu or Ubuntu LTSP that would make this distro a very
attractive option for public libraries.  In general, we need two things:
first of all a way to lock down or restore a workstation to a pristine
state for each new user, and secondly a way to regulate computer use by
a system of login tickets (randomly generated printed passwords) and
timers (different groups of computers for different periods of time).

Many librarians are seeing the end of their WinXP workstations
lifecycle, and are looking for better alternatives before having to
spend scarce resources on hardware and software upgrades.

Many thanks in advance.

Darrell Eifert
Head of Adult Services
Lane Memorial Library
Hampton, NH 


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