Engineering Systems Administrator Group

Minutes April 1, 1999

Prepared by Bruce Campbell

Present:

• Chair: Erick Engelke, Engineering Computing
• Bruce Campbell, Engineering Computing
• Martin MacLeod, Engineering Computing
• Ray White, IST
• Mike Herz, Civil Engineering
• Bernie Roehl, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Kevin Krauel, Systems Design

Regrets:

• Dennis Herman, Chemical Engineering
• Steve Hitchman, Mechanical Engineering

Agenda:

Waterloo Polaris Phase II discussion

Discussion:

1. Erick: May 1 fast boot requirement. Slow boot for privileged users only. Shutdown to DOS will not be possible. Problem with ACCT in Win95 DOS Window is not solveable. System administrators must run ACCT before starting Win95, or have a second machine.
2. Erick: GUI login under development. A database lookup will find a users home directory, authentication method etc. Database for Engineering has been setup. Need a way for departmental sysadmins to modify database, and for users to change some entries. Currently LDAP on freebsd. IST looking at Netscape and Entrust.
3. update - NT public access is possible (known to be done) (In other words, it is possible to set up an NT server as an application server, and not require a userid for everyone on the server)
4. Bernie: will test out CAS on ece and report back.
5. Gina discussed as remote authentication option for NT.
6. Kevin: Advised that Systems Design has some Watstar server based printers connected which will require a Phase II solution.
7. Bruce: Phase II print solution must cover all existing Watstar printer needs, both accounting and non accounting systems.
8. Disk quotas for N: drives desired from all departments for next meeting.

Next meeting:

Thursday, May 6, 1999, 1:30pm, CPH-2375.