Roaming Computing System (RCS) ============================== To-Do List, Issues, Notes ========================= http://thegoldenear.org/rcs/windows/todo.txt Version 1.5.1 Forthcoming RCS 3.4 =================== To do (more important) ---------------------- * Should we now NOT TURN OFF JRE auto updater? Disable JRE updater [1.5.0u6/9? - 1.6 / 6.0 series] (Updater nags restricted users who don't have permissions to update) Is the updater now silent? "The patch-in-place mode implies that when a version of the JRE exists on a machine, any updates belonging to the same JRE family will be done in place, meaning, the existing JRE will be patched with changes. A JRE is installed in patch-in-place mode by default. The default installation directory is c:/Program Files/Java/jre where n is the Java SE minor version number (for example, n = 6 for version 1.6.0_10). For example, if a user has previously installed JRE 6u10 in the c:/Program Files/Java/jre6 directory, and now attempts to install JRE 6u14, the version 6u14 installer does not create a new directory. Instead, it updates the pre-existing c:/Program Files/Java/jre6 directory with the new 6u14 content. The user is left with the 6u14 JRE only. The 6u10 JRE no longer exists." WPKG will need to just check for JRE _6_: Has the install string changed? We currently use jre-6u7-windows-i586-p.exe /s IEXPLORER=1 MOZILLA=1 ADDLOCAL=ALL REBOOT=Suppress JAVAUPDATE=0 JU=0 AUTOUPDATECHECK=0 - RCS 3.4 RN - ooo3 reconfig from us will wipe out user config * Standardise on methods of installing XPI's? lightning has it unpacked in advance where-as others unpack thru WPKG - copy over the whole new directory in one go to wipe out old program - STANDARDISE ON UNPACKING IN ADVANCE THEN COPYING OVER WHOLE DIRECTORY. OR CONSIDER --INSTALL-GLOBAL-EXTENSION %PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird --install-global-extension Lightning Enigmail Mail Redirect %PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox --install-global-extension Adblock Plus - does our openoffice 2 pre complete start wizard not work for 2.4.1? - JRE - tell WPKG page it removes old versions Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) http://java.sun.com/javase/6/6u10faq.jsp Introducing Java SE 6 update 10 http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/javase/java6u10/ Update Release Notes http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u10.html wpkg page has an additional registry setting to TWEAK WPKG page claims 'SELECT_WORD=1 SELECT_EXCEL=1 SELECT_POWERPOINT=1' doesn't work with 3.0 - ghostscript - why no fonts? - because its program directory is version specific upgrades have been leaving in previous versions, so added removal of versions 8.56 and 8.61 to 'remove' and 'upgrade' - well, I would have done but if the previous version isn't there then '"%ProgramFiles%\gs\gs8.56\uninstal.txt' can't be found it says 'Can't find file', expecting 'OK' and then a dialog to manually uninstall - ccleaner Options → Settings → [] Add "Run CCleaner" option to Recycle Bin context menu [] Automatically check for updates to CCleaner (is this a Release Notes issue for prior RCS versions?) - instructions or code to turn off auto update - eraser - 5.82 doesn't include '%PROGRAMFILES%\Eraser\unins000.exe' as is in our packages.xml and WPKG page, so commented it out for now - doesn't respect 'eraser' being removed from HKLM/Run - shorten server name in smb.conf - Windows Media Player doesn't play Theora video - Windows firewall blocks FileZilla - openoffice.org 3.0 AllUsers Desktop shortcut is still on Matt's desktop To do (less important) ---------------------- - scribus defaults to opening from profile directory not My documents. You then go into My Documents and it's not the right My Documents. For now recommend people use H:. We've made this less severe by TWEAK 0.9.4 renaming that old My Documents directory - AddBlock Plus 1.0 - upgrade from 0.7 didn't say the upgrade had happened and ask to re-subscribe - should we use the official firefox.exe install machanism? - if you drag & drop from the desktop to My Documents it copies, not moves - the recycle bin right-click menu is overloaded with eraser options (not an RCS issue) - Windows explorer directory view not updated automatically after changes - 'target' shortcut, not from S:, but if you navigate to network places by other means - TWEAK creates D:infrarecorder, netlogon.bat creates D:nero. what does infrarecorder use? Windows' temp? WPKG ideas ---------- - GIMP Help missing (fails checking for 1.png) so reinstalls - now when running Firefox it mentions new add-ons 'adblock plus'? and 'Java Quick Starter' - Standardising files in \\server\windows-admin\tools - a place for tools for network admin - TWEAK - jkdefrag - some Sysinternals tools - recuva - Document files in \\server\windows-admin\wpkg\tools - a place for tools for WPKG - unzip - though if we standardise our XPI mechanism we may not need unzip.exe RCS 3.4 progress ---------------- Changes so that we don't need to go round each machine or login as each user for the upgrade, making upgrades vastly more efficient TWEAK WPKG package(s): - Windows Config - test this before continuing. Does ver work? - Windows Config - RCS settings - App Config - one package for all apps? a package for each app? - a general package for all TWEAK config, or a (perhaps introductory) RCS 3.4-specific config? - newly installed apps' shortcuts / shortcut removal - consider VB etc logon script: - openoffice shortcuts replaced - gimp shortcuts replaced - renaming %USERPROFILE%\My Documents - any new openoffice config - check JRE installing OK - it isn't on LR upgrade "Invalid Patch File 'C:\PROGRA~1\Java\JRE16~1.0_0\..\patch-1.6.0_07-b06.rtp" - we were in fact installing pidgin 2.4.3 not 2.4.1 - RCS 3.2? RCS 3.5 (prospective list) -------------------------- - Songbird 1.0 (for audio) - VLC 0.9.6 (for video) - Thunderbird 3.0 (includes lightning 1.0) - Firefox 3.1 TO DO ----- - add flashblock? - RCS 3.3 Release Notes - workstations - "Windows XP SP3 - you possibly have to login again after SP3, as an administrator, for some of the installation to finish" - RCS - we should always setup printers DHCP - Windows Automatic Updates are causing workstations to reboot again, this is supposed to be suppressed, did anything change in Windows XP SP3? - http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/ - Windows recovery console installer is broken. i386\winnt32.exe doesn;t exist on the CD I have. - archive RCS's with clonezilla so can do upgrade tests - rather than lower admin's IE security for ms update, script the adding of their sites to trusted zone - add GCALDaemon? - sun-jre - add 5.0 update 10 uninstall and any other RCS JREs we've installed - RCS 3.1 to 3.2 issue - Pidgin's GTK+ upgrade isn't silent, complains about overwriting older version. Fixed in forthcoming Pidgin 2.5 - it's not tho is it? - Ext2 Installable File System For Windows? http://www.fs-driver.org/relnotes.html - TWEAK up to 0.9.0 RC7 is good for RCS 3.0/3.1 but the Irfanview/GIMP setting won't work from 0.9.0 onwards Where-as RCS 3.2/3.2 are broken WRT Irfanview/GIMP - we turn off updates of firefox and thunderbird 'Installed Extensions and Themes' and 'Search Engines'. But Debian doesn't. This is good for system-wide Add-ons but bad for user-installed Add-ons. We have a collision there between those we've installed and those the user might've installed. Matt's suggestions ------------------ we still have a SoundMax folder in start menu start - programs - documentation - link to Open Plan IT RCS Admin/user guides? 7-Zip - Also when saving from Firefox. Save or Open [Compressed folder] - should this not open in 7-zip file manager - shouldn't 7-zip be doing this itself? 7-Zip - Should we change the send to -> compressed folder to point to 7zip or just delete it? - shouldn't 7-zip be doing this itself? ================================================================================================================== RCS 3.3 Issues ================================================================================================================== - how do we stop filezilla and notepad++ from auto update checking PER MACHINE? - Filezilla bugs you about updating the program when you run it. Solution: Edit → Settings → Update Check → Enable automatic update check - off. In future we need to turn this off automatically in %APPDATA%\FileZilla\filezilla.xml, changing 1 to 0, or do so in a per-machine fashion if possible - Notepad++ bugs you about updating the program when you run it. Solution: for each user choose Settings → Preferences... → MISC → 'Enable Notepad++ auto-updater' - off. Or do so in a per-machine fashion if possible - add this to the workstation installation guide - Ext IFS in tools directory - maybe we should start documenting what goes in the tools directory - note somewhere that thunderbird UK dictionary doesn't show up in Add-ons -> Languages also note for RCS 3.2 how to sort it out - Adobe Reader - one of the 3 things we were manually changing isn't coming in thru automated config, tho the other 2 now are when they weren't in RCS 3.2 - we'll need to add netlogon.bat removal of Adobe Reader shortcut - Firefox - adds a QuickLaunch shortcut - kompozer - why does 'install' do 'cmd /c "xcopy /e /y /q %SOFTWARE%\kompozer\0710 "%PROGRAMFILES%\KompoZer""' where upgrade does 'cmd /c "%SOFTWARE%\kompozer\kompozer.bat"'? - ccleaner 2.0.9 [packages.xml says /204'] is actually a part of RCS 3.2 but there's no shortcuts for it and no mention in index.html - flash player - install - doesn't prevent it from working, but: "installed but checks failed. reinstalling." - for k-lite doc: An unattended installation is a silent installation that doesn't require any user interaction. Run the setup with the command-line parameter -MakeUnattended to create an unattended setup. A wizard called "Unattended Install Maker" will appear. Follow the instructions given in the wizard. - eraser 5.86 skipped because /s no longer installs it. /s or /uninstall gives dialog, either repair or uninstall http://bbs.heidi.ie/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4013&p=13421 describes /s working with 5.86 [5.86a was for "Updates to installer. Please reinstall any previous versions." so might be worth trying again] ================================================================================================================== Ideas ================================================================================================================== - Frog Aspi http://www.frogaspi.org/download.htm#frogrights - Mozilla Wiki http://wiki.mozilla.org/Main_Page - Add logging to package installers ultravnc /log misexec: /log C:\log.txt How to enable Windows Installer logging - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223300 - Running this line will remove messenger: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove ================================================================================================================== RCS WORKSTATION ISSUES AND IDEAS ================================================================================================================== - note that picasa install directory is version specific - do we know that filezilla requires a restart? - OOo custom spellcheck - http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=67 - maybe we shouldn't remove shortcuts thru app installers, saving it for a batch file we always run, so that we can use our WPKG for other situations. - are there any issues with older OpenOffice versions reading newer ODF files? ODF 1.0 - OpenOffice 1.0 - 2.3 ODF 1.1 - OpenOffice 2.4 ODF 1.2 - OpenOffice 3.0 - gimp-2.4.exe, gimp-2.2.exe - GNOME Bug 545260 - Join microsoft Update at www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ Needs ActiveX scripting enabled Thunderbird config - per-account - Composition & Addressing - Compose messages in HTML format - off Windows Explorer - View - Details - View - Use simple file sharing - off. You can turn it off as a regular user but it won't be remembered, instead you have to do it with elevated priviligies per-machine. why isn't WINS working for VPN? (or is it Linux in general WINS isn't working for?) - OpenOfice auto update - may want to document it. its off by default - Tools - Options - OpenOffice.org - Online Update WHAT REQUIRES CSCRIPT: WPKG; RefsBase (wscript or cscript?) are thunderbird addons visible or not to normal users? yes find psshutdown script sun jre update 5 XPI issue Obsolete XPIs and replace them with new jinstall.exe to cover Java Stat's xpi and jxpi metrics. http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6637304 thunderbird local folder mbox format to our server's maildir: http://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/mboximport-en.html THIS EXPORTS TO MAILDIR! need toi instead consider mbox to maildir script thunderbird won't drag sub-folders from Local Folders to SERVER but Outlook will scribus - choose save - "Error - Could not read directory - C:/Documents and Settings/winadmin.OPENPLANIT" - this directory doesn't exist - is this an issue for regular users? TWEAK used to do this, which we might still want to do on occasion: del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\New Office Document.lnk" del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Open Office Document.lnk" -* Create cache location in NETLOGON.BAT for GIMP for everyone and documentation need to configure GIMP tp use it - OOo should be using H:\templates and S:\templates "The Template Management system, incidentally, is another quirk. It's a virtual directory created from the paths set in Tools -> Options -> OpenOffice.org -> Paths -> Templates. The default paths include a general path for a single- or multiple-user installation, plus a path for the individual user. You can navigate the virtual directory freely, but you cannot move outside it while inside the Template Management window. If you want a directory for sharing templates on a multiple-user system, either change the permissions on the general path so all users can write to it or add a public directory to the paths." * when run adobe reader says 'Accessibility Setup Assistant' First, we would like to know what assistive technology you are using. This will let us tailor the following options. - Set options for screen readers - Set options for screen magnifiers - Set all accessibility options 'Use recommended settings and skip setup' -> Next * Adobe Reader 8.1.1 -> You must restart your system for the configuration changes made to Adobe Reader 8.1. to take effect. Click Yes to restart now or No if you plan to restart later. -> No Open Plan IT RCS should have its own oeminfo.ini, oemlogo.bmp issue on Matt's but not mine: remove workstation from existing domain turn off domain controller join new domain when try to choose domain get popup window with '...' only dioepellable with ctrl+alt+del we pulled pagedefrag because it crashes WPKG - RCS bug fix - should we set thunderbird's Local Folders to H:\mail as a precaution? user_pref("mail.server.server1.directory", "/home/p/.mozilla-thunderbird/t8wc1xzz.default/Mail/Local Folders"); user_pref("mail.server.server1.directory", "H:\\Mail\\Local Folders"); user_pref("mail.server.server1.directory-rel", "[ProfD]Mail/Local Folders"); Windows version has ../../../../../../../../E:/p/mail - disable Windows XP remote assistance Firewall hole? - Filezilla saves settings by default to somewhere can't save, but they're remembered whilst logged in - when "ugrading scribus" second command windows opens "C:\Program Files\Scribus\uninst.exe /S". Only when I close this window am I able to proceed, with the uninstallation - is this now fixed? - InfraRecorder - whole range of issues; cache location [I think it sets the cache automatically to the correct location, %TEMP%] - is JRE updater being turned off automatically or do we need to do it manually? - add file type associations for Infrarecorder, Irfanview - do we need to add printers on a per machine basis as well as per user? in case no users have added one on this worksttion, cos this is a per-machine setting that users can make - .NET configured in IE? - can we set thunderbird SMTP with a pref() setting for all users? and plain text emails, for additional accounts - Quickbooks claims it requires Internet and local intranet security levels reducing - Possible rethinking of Start -> programs, to improve discoverability. - Junk mail settings in Thunderbird - WPKG log: D:\windows\wpkg-.log - winscp compared with filezilla - do we want both or is that confusing? WinSCP has use of private key file, can't see this in Filezilla WinSCP has a better interface winscp has synchronisation WinSCP has PuTTY integration - 'open in putty' winscp allows to create a new file and edit it filezilla has you choose a port number rather than a service description like 'SSH' WinSCP has setuid/setguid and octal whereas filezill has just octal winscp has 'send to' context menu integration - What if someone sends me an Access db? get them to save it in a different form, such as can be read with the MS Access Snapshot Viewer: Here's how: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access/HA102063201033.aspx Viewer downloadable from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b73df33f-6d74-423d-8274-8b7e6313edfb&displaylang=en (I think when people send such things in email they should be more considerate and first ask what format you can handle, or send in the least common denominator that solves what they want to achieve) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flash player updater ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- %WINDIR%\System32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32_FlashUtil.exe %WINDIR%\System32\Macromed\Flash\uninstall_plugin.exe I ran updater, it claimed didn't have latest version but I do. I ran it and gained I think the IE version, I gained uninstall_activeX.exe and Flash9Util9f.exe and possible a .ocx file. Keep running it and it keeps saying there's a newer version available. - infrarecorder settings required - set ISO file type associations; menus - firefox - debian - enable UK spell check: Preferences -> Composition -> Spelling -> Language - United Kingdom ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VNC ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- add to our doc that if custom registry settings aren't being picked up, password not being set, so service not running. I didn;t test it because we didn't think it was working anyway. net start vnccom From the driver subdir run install.bat Install does an update/install of the driver or/and install the service. There is also a log create with some debug info (in the directory it was ran from, as long as the directory location isn't beyond a certain length) - if run settings shortcuts it says 'No existing instances of WinVNC could be contacted', you have to run winvnc.exe - display driver test: the driver is present the communication service is NOT present the driver is NOT active "The drivers are only active when a vnc connection is established. So try to connect then check if the driver is active..." - services - vnccom - Start: 2 (automatic) (http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/71649/jsi-tip-0324---registry-entries-for-services.html) - vncdrv - ""DependOnService" need to be vncdrv" - Start: 3 (manual) - UltraVNC command-line options: http://www.uvnc.com/install/cmdline.html ================================================================================================================== RCS SERVER ISSUES AND IDEAS ================================================================================================================== Read Samba 2.2 doc and see whats missing. Samba testing tools / Useful administration utilities / Hoarding other administrative software Add this to printer section: hplip.sourceforge.net/install/step4/cups/net.html Remove a user mailbox: mysql -u root -p -D provider --exec="DELETE FROM 'users' WHERE 'email' = '@' LIMIT 1)" - doesn't work, gives error how do I export mail server database and import into new system? use phpmyadmin, backup database. I should be doing this periodically or as a service we offer - this isn't working for us: For mail.server to work you also need to register it with your DNS server: Host IP address: 10.0.0.10 Hostname: mail Domain name: server smb.conf for Samba client netbios name? mail for fetchmail redirected to a different address on our mail servers Non-Postfix mailbox store: separate domains, non-UNIX accounts http://www.postfix.org/VIRTUAL_README.html /etc/postfix/virtual: postmaster@example.com postmaster Or do we need to do it in the database for virtual mail? Does postmaster -> mail@openplanit.co.uk not work? - goldfish doesn't have a web interface does it? "To configure autoresponders for specific email addresses, simply insert a record into the goldfish table. I think the fields are really self explained." - postmaster for our mail server is defined in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf: dovecot.conf protocol lda { postmaster_address = postmaster@example.com what should we set this to for a site with multiple domains? should the Mail Manager's mailmaster@domain account instead be postmaster@domain? if it's a site with an admin for each particular domain in addition to mailadmin@ then we should use postmaster@ accounts - Need to test our server works with UPS - no need for flip, nano on Etch saves in DOS format! - our server shouldn't be called 'samba primary domain controller' - "'printer admin' - this parameter has been marked deprecated in favor of using the SePrintOperatorPrivilege and individual print security descriptors. It will be removed in a future release." I think we're covered for this so could potentially remove it, should test that removal to make sure. - 'printing/pcap.c:pcap_cache_reload(159) Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!' appearing in logs [global] printing = cups printcap name = cups - We're getting 'printing/pcap.c:pcap_cache_reload(159) Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!' in the error log. This is on servers that aren't acting as print servers so we haven't defined 'printcap name'. If omitted then Samba defaults to using /etc/printcap which doesn't exist on our system. This is what I thought was causing the error. How do we solve this in smb.conf for PDC without print serving so we don't get the error? or should we note in a doc to ignore the error? * why does http://server/ go to squirrelmail? * Should we be using this in netlogon.bat: rem Make connections to any printer(s) rem net use LPT1: "If you want them to be a print administrator: adduser lpadmin" - this is only if print thru print server; printing direct people will likely need to have Windows permissions set - have we been doing this for ECRA people? - twix doesn't do this Twix - "Enter the group representing your organisation they belong to" - should allow you not to enter one and indicate those people don't have access to SHARED (read access to /usr/windows-admin/wpkg/ drwxrwsr-x 4 root samba-domain-admins 4.0K 2008-03-05 17:38 wpkg) What's the Mail Manager password policy? for barabara I chose 12345678 - maybe the rule is 8 chars min Need a web splash page and to add Mail Manager to it add winadmin to -staff? - When viewing files on server from workstation they don't update until F5 is pressed - is this fixed with Etch's Samba? - logwatch isn't working on the server - check what the real name of the IMAP Sent directory is - I looked in courier config files but couldn't find it ================================================================================================================== RCS DOCUMENTATION TODO ================================================================================================================== - when setting up Windows Media Player, if you're admin, before the store question, it also asks you to configure file type assoc - "All persistent tdb files should be regularly backed up. Use the tdbbackup utility to backup the tdb files. All persistent tdb files must be preserved during machine migrations, updates and upgrades." - Adobe Flash Player update - I should link to the web settings page - I ran the TWEAK option to disable but in the General Notifications Settings panel it doesn't say it's disabled - admin doc - add how to create sub-groups uncomment R: netlogon.bat smb.conf Twix (RCS 3.0-3.2 only) create the group: R -> F add user to group: R -> O remove a user from a group: R -> P - rcs 3.2 release notes - remove various apps left over - RCS3.1 -> 3.3 - software duplicated in add/remove programs: GTK+ 2.10.6-1 and 2.12.8 rev a (uninstalled 2.10 and said some couldn't be removed but could be manually, possibly because got GIMP open). The GIMP we're replacing used a stand-alone GTK+; Pidgin installer claims to remove it but it doesn't seem to have. GIMP includes its own GTK+ but uses the system-wide one if it's available, in favour of its own. This is problematic between GIMP 2.4.6 (GTK+ 2.12.9) and Pidgin 2.4.3 (GTK+ 2.12.8 rev. a) where the GTK versions aren't the same, resulting in a hundred or something prompts related to libglib2-0-0.dll when loading GIMP. - winuser - release notes - no instructions for people who already have Samba server, either - add section for Samba doc updates as well as TWEAK updates; also Server updates need covering specific instructions or samba doc says to recurse the chmod - Disable administrator account (local users and groups); create 'claptrap' - should we be doing this with the Windows CD? - Our current Widnows disc asks for a user acct to be created - this isn't in the workstation doc - or should we amend the windows CD? - doc update - configure admin - or use winadmin? - what to delete to free up space /home deleted email junk email browser cache - release notes should say to keep checking back - do we create a new doc for this... 'RCS 3.1 updates after-the-fact' or 'ongoing / legacy thoughts'? combine issues.html with this new doc? USING A MORE UP-TO-DATE TWEAK THAN CAME WITH YOUR RCS RCS 3.1 users, when creating user accounts, can use TWEAK 0.9.0 (rather than the TWEAK 0.9.0 beta 7 that came with that system) if they follow the RCS 3.2 guide to setting up a user account instead of their RCS 3.1 guide. The following caveats apply: - GIMP / image editor desktop, Start Menu and Quick Launch toolbar shortcuts will be broken. You can fix the shortcuts by right-clicking on, choosing properties and changing gimp-2.4.exe to gimp-2.2.exe - FileZilla / FTP Start Menu shortcut will be broken - fix it by right-clicking on the shortcut, choosing properties and changing the program directory from 'filezilla ftp client' to 'filezilla' Workstation installation? - For per-machine tweak 0.9.0 over beta 7 need to deal with: - IrfanView Configuration - fixed external viewer / editor setting pointing to GIMP 2.2 binary when it should point to GIMP 2.4 binary ('ExternalViewer=C:\Program Files\gimp\bin\gimp-2.4.exe') - user guide: thunderbird and Firefox add-ons can be disabled per-user - account creation & user guides - issues with ClearType: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClearType#Display_requirements - changelog: TWEAK D -> E no longer is org specific - RCS - admin guide - if have too many disks attached then H: won't work - publish a copy of RCS3.1's packages.xml - release notes should keep track of programs removed - RCS3.1 - GTK - user guide - standby / hibernate - user guide - multiple logins, last one logged out overwrites others - create user accounts - note to say advise users to change their password - create user accounts - remove IE shortcut from Quicklanuch (if it's there) RCS workstation setup - when installing printer drivers laptops might have more bcos they roam. our RCS can't have a user called same name as org else /home/<> clash rcs3 user acct doc: net rpc user add ratha -S server -U - doesn't give username at the end - doesn't work as winadmin, says no such user - document Windows domain account for quickbooks etcetera - turn off file and print sharing - don't allow remote assistance invitations - check monitor refresh - 70Hz if possible - put minimise shortcut on far left hand side - per user - openoffice isn't running on startup by default - doc printer setup DHCP and name instead - doc that winadmin Windows acct should be minimally configured - i.e. Windows and shortcuts; rouge desktop background winscp installation instructions custom installation don't create start menu folder don't run auto updater don't create Desktop shortcut Document what we add to DNS: - firewall - should be registered automatically cos firewall is our DNS server - server - mail.server - we use this for squirrelmail config but if we also used it for SMTP we'd allow ourselves the ability to add a separate mail server with only a DNS change - upgrading from previous version document or doc section - RCS (Windows Edition) notes / alerts / something page/feed - server upgrade - enhancements mailserver auto responder web interface RCS 3.2 doc explaining briefly each app: the-software-applications / software-applications-roundup / list-of-software-apps / software-apps-summary / summary-of-software-apps / software-apps-summary / software-apps-user-guide / intro-to-software-apps / software-apps-intro / software-apps-description RCS3.2 doc server postfix, dovecot, etcetera samba firewall this module that module etcetera workstations ... ... ... - RCS admin guide - Groups are done using Unix groups so can be administered using Webmin: System -> Users and Groups -> Local Groups -> choose group -> Group Details -> Members -> ... -> click on username in left pane of popup window under 'All Users' - RCS admin guide Outlook address book -> Lightning: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/faq.html#outlook http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/006634.html https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167102 - new document: RCS roadmap - RCS docs We can create poor-man's mailing lists by creating aliases thru Mail Manager. They're easier than forwardings cos don't have to create an additional mailbox setup organisation-wide mailing lists? - RCS 3.0 used TWEAK beta 39 - RCS user guide: enigmail instructions - RCS docs: webmin 1.420. document in RCS, I think 1.400 - you could have a designated computer that you put other software on - add mozillazine link for people to search for stuff for thunderbird and Firefox - RCS 3.2 things it bought us not yet documented - WPKG Client auto updating so can now roll out more automatedly and remotely - we now support people using Enigmail - RCS - note that adobe reader needs installing manually more clearly Etch over Sarge - Samba 3.0.23d / 3.0.14a - CUPS 1.2.7 / 1.1.23 - PostFix 2.3.6 / 2.1.5 - to a lesser extent MySQL 5.0.32 / 4.0.24 - to a lesser extent PHP 5.2.0 / 4.3.10 - document how f-prot update works for restricted users - w/s setup doc doesn't say to login as local administrative user or winadmin - there should be a note to remove Outlook shortcut from desktop, possibly - add to brief changelog that many adverts on the web now blocked and copy changelog synopsis to changelog - does RCS w/s installation doc save to image do it wrong, maybe it should not add product key and activate before save image - WPKG - updates have to be managed solely thru revisions, if you remove the reference from wpkg.xml it looks to see if the 'check' item is there and just updates wpkg.xml, not the app itself =========================================================================================