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Kathy Bell wrote:
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> Our lab has 55 computers in our open lab and we are a school with about
> 4,000 students.  We used to let anyone come in and use our lab.  We have
> been so busy that we must restrict users outside our community college from
> using our lab.  We are currently checking student IDs and having them fill
> out a card the first time each semester.  We input the information from the
> card on a database.  Does anyone else have to restrict other users from
> using their labs?  If so what are your solutions to this problem?  Any
> information would be very helpful!

I have about the same number of machines scattered around, and I thought I was b
dealing with about 500 students in one faculty!

Seriously though, we have our PCs networked to a file server, which allows us to
provide different levels of access according to the user's ability. We still pro
*very* limited access to non-faculty people, a little more for first year studen
are starting out, up to full access to everything for the staff.

This took a while to plan, but has been running very successfully for about two
now, and we wouldn't go back.

email me if you have any questions of details.


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David Craig                               email dcraig@eee.utas.edu.au
System Administrator,                     phone          +61 02 202127
     Engineering Computer Laboratory, University of Tasmania
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