Proposal: Lab computing environment

Here are some antidotes before you read those proposals.

1. Remember, we are in labs for computing, not computer labs.
2. Your lab might fall apart after you leave (, so why bother? @_@).

(Originally posted on 09282003)

1. Avoid sharing desktops.
2. Never try to improve boss' system unless required.
3. Everyone should be responsible for backing up his or her data.
4. Never mount each other between two hosts!!!!
5. Always use automount(8)/autofs(8) for users' machines
6. Never give others root nor even sudo permission unless he or she is capable to do things.
7. There gonna be a central file server with RAID (level 1 or 5).
8. Never activate auto-update features if the users can not figure out the problems when an update fails.
9. NIS is not a good idea unless there are some other administrators available. (Systems always crash after the adms are in vacation.)