Re: Laptop Imaging Software

I don't know if you are considering Macs, but I set up a nice system
with a iBook/MacOS X laptop checkout program in Santa Cruz. A script
replaces the user home directory with a default copy, which is run when
the laptop is turned in. Other areas of the drive are locked down to be
off-limits to the checkout user. If the drive needs to be re-imaged,
it's a snap with Carbon Copy Cloner and an external Firewire drive.
There's a lot of good information on various setups at
http://www.macosxlabs.org/

We also had a Windows checkout program using Ghost for imaging, but it
was much more difficult to manage, at least without having to buy
anything extra.

-- 
Allison Henry
Internal Computing Support
Communications and Network Services
University of California, Berkeley
Charles Lam wrote:
> Good Day,
> 
> We are planning to get new rental laptops for our residents.  In the 
> past, used Symantec Ghost to restore laptops with our custom-made 
> image.  I'm wondering if any department uses a different program or 
> hardware to keep loaner/rental machines consistent.  Thanks!
> 
> 
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