Red Hat Enterprise Linux
At a Glance |
Deployment |
over the network |
Support by isginf |
full |
User management |
LDAP or local on computer |
Backup |
none, all data must be on network shares |
Administrator (root ) access for computer owner |
optional |
Responsibilities |
OS installation |
isginf |
Configuration and setup |
isginf |
Updates & security fixes |
isginf |
Software licensing & installation |
isginf |
Supported Versions
Managed Configuration
Red Hat EL is installed over the network and has a
managed configuration which includes:
- printing to
card-eth
or card-stud
and group default printers
- network and firewall
- software
- kerberos authentication (ETH user name and ETH password for email), network users and home directory
Root Access
ITCs can request
root access for users on installations on computers of their group.
Software
Software from the following sources is available for installation:
- all Red Hat Enterprise Linux channels including Optional, Supplementary and SCL
- EPEL
- ELRepo
- NUX Desktop
- software packaged by isginf such Matlab, Maple, etc.
Software can be installed and removed through the GNOME package manager by any user logged in to the GNOME desktop. Centrally deployed
new software packages are installed overnight.
Updates
Updates can be installed by any user logged in to the GNOME desktop. The user currently logged in is informed of pending updates by pop-up and can choose to install the updates immediately.