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Re: [Boston.pm] OT: Anyone managing WinXP desktops with Linux?: msg#00016

Subject: Re: [Boston.pm] OT: Anyone managing WinXP desktops with Linux?
On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 01:01:13PM -0400, R. Mariotti wrote:
> Therefore, is anyone USING a linux-based facility to manage remote
> windows-based desktops for the purposes of patches, updates, admin,
> etc?  Of course, we would prefer open sourced facilities but certainly
> will look at licensed software if necessary.

Perhaps have the techs laptops run linux, with a VMWare read-only image
of their WinXP?  That way, every time it's started up it'll be a fresh
image, and once in a while you could make a new one and just have them
update the laptops via openvpn/ssh or somesuch.

Would that work?

-- 
Dan Boger
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