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Jeanne,
We have recently started using NT 3.51 workstation in our labs.  The
only way to completely secure the local hard drive is to format it
using NTFS.  Also, the NT Resource Kit has some utilities to bring
your NT machines up to government-level C2 security.  While you
may not need that level, (because to be C2 secure you can't be on
a network!) you can pick and choose which items to implement.

I have a question to other NT users:
When our machines boot up, I have eliminated the menu that comes
up by default and asks the user to boot up in NT or NT (VGA), but
a message still comes up saying Press space bar now to invoke
last known good menu...
When lab users hit the space bar, (and you know some will)
this causes some problems on some of our machines.  For example,
printing is through a LaserJet 4M+ printer, and when the space bar
is pressed, the DLC protocol no longer works and the computer
can no longer see the HP printer.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Tom Lee
Manager, Information Technologies
University of California, Riverside
tom@housing.ucr.edu


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From: owner-labmgr
To: Multiple recipients of list LABMGR
Subject: NT operating system partition NTFS?
Date: Monday, May 20, 1996 10:39AM

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Has anyone out there installed the operating system partition on an NT
workstation machine as NTFS?  We are currently trying to get our first NT
workstation machine lab-ready and it looks like converting the OS partition
to NTFS will be the most secure.

We can't lock the FAT partition down sufficiently without either hiding
file manager or installing 3rd party locking software, which seems silly
given the security capability of NT.  Anyway, I'm a little hesitant to
convert the OS partition to NTFS.  Does anyone have any experience with
this situation?  Advice?

Thanks!

Jeanne Anne

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Jeanne Anne Chapman                     Internet: chapman@bcm.tmc.edu
Informatics Resource Coordinator        Phone:  713-798-3856
Medical Informatics Education Center
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX  77030