[WEB4LIB] RE: Anonymous users on Lib computers

[Kyle Harriss]

Pat,

Thanks for responding.

On Fri, 3 Mar 2000, Knuth, Pat    KNUTHP wrote:
> What kind of OS & networking are you using?  We have 
> NT Workstation and Novell Netware, but our issues may 
> be different than if you're using NT server & Win9x

This library's public PCs access a heterogenous 
network: NT server, Novell servers, Unix servers, 
and the internet.

By fall semester, when user validation is scheduled to be 
in place, we'll be running Windows2000 "Professional" on
our public PCs.  We will validate logins against data
from the campus' email/network user database. 

I already expect these user issues to come up:

	Faculty/staff/students who are reluctant to
	use their logins/passwords on shared PCs.
	(What if the PC stores the info in a buffer..)

	Delays setting up logins/passwords for 
	walk-in patrons from the local community.
	
But I don't know what other issues and/or headaches
I should expect.  Any comments based on your
experience will be most helpful..  Thanks!

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UMD Library		      email: kharriss at d.umn.edu
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> The "public" computers in our library have never
> been authenticated by logon/password.
> 
> Our students, staff and faculty - and anyone who 
> walked in our door - could always sit down at a 
> PC and start using the networked resources
> for research.  
> 
> This is about to change.  All users will have to 
> log in before gaining access to the network.
> We may be giving temporary network accounts to
> local residents who request access.
> 
> Has anyone else gone through this change?
> Any issues we should be warned of, so we can start
> working through those issues now?