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Do not display last user name in Windows XP

When a Windows XP computer joins a domain, the Fast User Switching feature is disabled. The user therefore has to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to login into the computer.

Windows XP displays the user name of the last user who logged-in to the computer. On a shared computer, this poses a security risk. To remove the display of the last user name in Windows XP, do the following:

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Do not require Ctrl+Alt+Delete to login in Windows XP

When a Windows XP computer joins a domain, the Fast User Switching feature is disabled. The user therefore has to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to login into the computer.

Although this process is a security feature, the user could save time if we disabled this.

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Bash script to give teachers access to their student’s subject folders in eBox

This is one of the two Bash scripts to give teachers access to their student’s subect folders in eBox to be used in Setup a laboratory file server using eBox. The other is Bash script to create users in eBox.

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Bash script to create users in eBox

This is one of the two Bash scripts to create users in eBox to be used in Setup a laboratory file server using eBox. The other is Bash script to give teachers access to their student’s subject folders in eBox.
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Setup a Laboratory File Server using eBox

Introduction
This is an I.T. Center technical manual on using eBox 1.2 as a laboratory file server. Instructions must be followed as detailed in this document.  Download eBox here.

Take note that this setup applies to a virtual machine created under Proxmox Virtual Environment. For more information, go to todo Creating a Virtual Private Server using Proxmox Virtual Environment.

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