Lett, Craig wrote:
Your probably going to see them just use the power button if you did
that anyways. And if they were missing a shutdown button, the mentality
of an end user, would probably be to call you or the helpdesk trying to
report a virus or at least wondering where it went. Why don't you push
the updates out when they login in the morning. That's when most of the
places I have seen do updates, asset management, etc... The user logs
on and goes for their morning coffee. Or you could just send a memo
saying to leave their PC's on when they go home at night. ;)
Craig,
Not to harp .. but policy policy policy. We are not a big shop .. edu
too. So some researcher HAS to have some share ALL the time .. they are
tenured can come in 24x7 .. but can still be a end user .. so I ask ..
put it in writing .. copy the chair .. details please. I remind them it
is state equipment. I adjust the machine .. put a little sign on the
power button .. then .. pass out the details, copy the chair.... Now ..
some jomoke pushes the power button under the sign .... plugs in a
microwave. I write a little memo, copy the chair .. keep some files ..
they quiet down. At least in business someone will eventually show them
to the door.
/don
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Donald W. Voss voss@albany.edu
Sr.Systems Analyst
AS218 Geography Department
The University at Albany
Albany, NY, USA 12222
1 kilometer = 11,248.593925759280089988751406074 cups of coffee.
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