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Locking Down Linux Desktops In an Enterprise?

Posted by kdawson on from the just-the-policy-ma'am dept.

supermehra writes "How do you move 300 desktops, locked down with Windows ADS Group Policies (GPO), over to Ubuntu desktop? We have tried Centrify, Likewise, Gnome Gconf, and the like. Of course, we evaluated SuSe Desktop Enterprise and RedHat Desktop. Samba 4.0 promises the server side, however nothing for desktop lockdown. And while gnome gconf does offer promise, no real tools for remotely managing 300 desktops running gnome + gconf exist. All the options listed above are expensive, in fact so expensive that it's cheaper to leave M$ on! So while we've figured out the Office suite, email client, browser, VPN, drawing tools, and pretty much everything else, there seems to be no reasonable, open source alternative to locking down Linux terminals to comply with company policies. We're not looking for kiosk mode — we're looking for IT policy enforcement across the enterprise. Any ideas ladies & gentlemen?"

12 of 904 comments (clear)

  1. Can someone wash my underwear? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I made an obama in my pants!

    1. Re:Can someone wash my underwear? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      The linux desktop is looser than CmdrTaco's asshole on Sunday morning. Good luck locking THAT down.

  2. How about: less douchebaggery? by mr_bubb · · Score: 0, Troll

    Instead of spending $$$ on bondage and discipline, how about treating your users like adult human beings?

    1. Re:How about: less douchebaggery? by dna_(c)(tm)(r) · · Score: 0, Troll

      That's the most retarded thing I've ever seen.

      You're right, but we are talking about large corporations that lock down their desktops, after all.

  3. M$ by Clay+Pigeon+-TPF-VS- · · Score: -1, Troll

    How old are you subby, 12? M$ is lame as humor, and even worse when used seriously. Grow up.

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  4. You don't by duffbeer703 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Linux isn't ready for the enterprise desktop. We've tried for ages -- it's not as good as windows at the moment.

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  5. Re:stay with ms by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Shut up Ballmer, you nigger dick sucking faggot.

  6. This article looks like a troll. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Indeed unix systems and mainframes handled all these issues for ages. Depending what he's trying to lock down, he should just lock it down.

    Is he afraid of people with root access messing up stuff on the computers -- his answer should be found with SELinux policies.

    Is he just looking for some windows-GUI-admin-tool for linux? Then he should just hire someone who knows something.

    Is he a troll bought by Microsoft to hype ActiveDirecory?

    I think so.

  7. Re:stay with ms by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I don't know. I don't suck nigger dicks like you.

  8. Re:MOD PARENT UP by tepples · · Score: 0, Troll

    If every directory your users can write to is mounted as noexec, and you don't do something boneheaded like giving them sudo access, they will be completely unable to install software.

    How long until PC vendors start selling PCs configured this way to unsuspecting home users?

  9. Re:Isn't this something Unix solved decades ago? by QuantumG · · Score: 0, Troll

    We're talking about desktop machines you fucking retard.

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  10. Re:Come on... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I take him very seriously. If you don't want be mistaken for a redmond whore shut up.