Waterloo Nexus Advisory Group minutes July 21, 2004

Present

Department Advisor name
Arts
Nevil Bromley
Applied Health Science (AHS)
Lowell Williamson (secretary)
Computer Science
Steve Nickerson
Environmental Studies (es)
Shawn Morgan
ESAG Peter Routledge
Math Jim Johnson
Science
Steph Sempson
Engineering Computing
Bruce Campbell
  Stephen Carr
  Erick Engelke
Information System and Technolgoy (IST)
Ray White
  Tim Farrell

Security/thefts

  • Math - using electronic dool locks, shut PCs off, locking labs at night
  • ES - locking useage of PCs via GPOs
  • Arts - security screws
  • AHS - bolting PCs to table, security screws, fibre-optic security cable
  • Notice of thefts to be sent via email list, just as a 'heads-up'
  • Watcard discussed as possible entry system (cost $800 per swiper)
  • Possible for a UPC swiper to read Watcard
    • Erick to work on security system

Clipper (Hon)

  • upgraded to 2003 then install NAV
  • 2000 vs. 2003 Terminal Service Client different
  • Application Mode of the server was a problem
  • Completed in 4 hours

GPO naming conventions

  • Currently
    • Faculty - Group - Server Name - Application Name
  • To be changed to
    • Faculty - Group - Application Name - Server Name
  • Erick has adman available to 'fix' this

Accounts

  • CS pre-allocate disk-space for students enrolled in CS courses
    • Scratch creates passwords from a trusted source
    • Creates homespace and email
  • Account creation system (aka Scratch)
    • Stephen Carr to write documentation
  • Evaluation of the Scratch system to take place after the Fall 04 term

Other business

  • New version of Horde is to be investigated in the Fall 04 term by Bruce
  • Discussion of extra sysadmins to happen in forthcoming meetings
  • Labelling of printers is confusing
    • Needs to conform to conventions
    • Remove default of publishing to the AD