I think I'll install linux on my work machine.

[notfred]

Active directory group policy crap is annoying. They keep taking away everyone's rights to do anything. I've got a 40GB partiton that's just sitting there empty anyway.

I'm sure it'll annoy IT to no end

 

[spherrod]

Won't they just reimage the machine?

 

[Cal166]

Just Unjoin the Domain?

Everytime you want to access network folders just use your domain\password?

 

[ryan256]

Originally posted by: Cal166
Just Unjoin the Domain?
Everytime you want to access network folders just use your domain\password?

Does no good if you don't have a local account which he probably doesn't.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Cal166
Just Unjoin the Domain?

Everytime you want to access network folders just use your domain\password?

Can I do that? I don't think I can log in with a local account on this machine.

Originally posted by: spherrod
Won't they just reimage the machine?

No, they wont.

 

[Cal166]

Just use VMware or Microsoft's Virtual Machine...

I would give you my MacOSX vmware image for PC but its about 4-6gigs.

 

[poopaskoopa]

If you have admin rights to the box you should be able to create a local user and just give it admin rights.

 

[manly]

Originally posted by: Cal166
Just use VMware or Microsoft's Virtual Machine...

I would give you my MacOSX vmware image for PC but its about 4-6gigs.

I doubt notfred cares to infringe against Apple's copyright.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: poopaskoopa
If you have admin rights to the box you should be able to create a local user and just give it admin rights.

If I had admin rights, then I wouldn't have all these annoying restrictions in the first place.

The IT dept here is basically a windows-only shop. They pretty much ignore anything having to do with people's macs and unix boxes, because not many people have them.

 

[tfinch2]

What are you restricted from that you absolutely need access to?

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
What are you restricted from that you absolutely need access to?

Nothing, really. It's jsut frustrating to use a machine that wont, say, let you install software.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: tfinch2
What are you restricted from that you absolutely need access to?

Nothing, really. It's jsut frustrating to use a machine that wont, say, let you install software.

will it let you do your work?

 

[ryan256]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: tfinch2
What are you restricted from that you absolutely need access to?

Nothing, really. It's jsut frustrating to use a machine that wont, say, let you install software.

LMAO... no P2P for you!

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: poopaskoopa
If you have admin rights to the box you should be able to create a local user and just give it admin rights.

If I had admin rights, then I wouldn't have all these annoying restrictions in the first place.

The IT dept here is basically a windows-only shop. They pretty much ignore anything having to do with people's macs and unix boxes, because not many people have them.

if you don't have admin rights what makes you think you can install linux?

read your corporate computer usage policy please

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: tfinch2
What are you restricted from that you absolutely need access to?

Nothing, really. It's jsut frustrating to use a machine that wont, say, let you install software.

:roll:

 

[nonnormman]

I hope you enjoy unemployment.

 

[Armitage]

Just got a new desktop system delivered (1GHz P3 512MB -> 3.8GHz P4 2GB - Yea!)

Wiping the drive and installing FC5 is the first order of business. I did the same with my current desktop 4 years ago. On top of being my OS & toolchain of choice, it keeps IT out of my hair to a large degree. Root on my own box, no virus scan from hell, etc.

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: tfinch2
What are you restricted from that you absolutely need access to?

Nothing, really. It's jsut frustrating to use a machine that wont, say, let you install software.

will it let you do your work?

:thumbsup:

 

[sygyzy]

You already did Tyler! Apple OS X runs on a unix.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: nonnormman
I hope you enjoy unemployment.

I hope you do to. I'm glad you know so much about how we conduct business here, so you can tell me whether I'll get fired or not.

Worst thing they'l ldo is tell me to uinintall linux, or make me sign some form allowing me to use it.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: nonnormman
I hope you enjoy unemployment.

I hope you do to. I'm glad you know so much about how we conduct business here, so you can tell me whether I'll get fired or not.

Worst thing they'l ldo is tell me to uinintall linux, or make me sign some form allowing me to use it.

If someone from management sees you running Linux, you're gone. Because as we all know, Linux is only used for Hacksorizing the Gibsons, stealing movies and music, downloading kiddie porn, and supporting terrorism.

- M4H

 

[BatmanNate]

I run knoppix here for when I need it, but I am the IT department too.

 

[ISAslot]

becoming a local admin on a machine u have physical access to, is easy, but will break the rules?

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: nonnormman
I hope you enjoy unemployment.

I hope you do to. I'm glad you know so much about how we conduct business here, so you can tell me whether I'll get fired or not.

Worst thing they'l ldo is tell me to uinintall linux, or make me sign some form allowing me to use it.

If someone from management sees you running Linux, you're gone. Because as we all know, Linux is only used for Hacksorizing the Gibsons, stealing movies and music, downloading kiddie porn, and supporting terrorism.

- M4H

If someone from management sees me running linux they won't know the difference from Windows, anyway. It'll just look like a computer to them. Even if thy did know the difference, they'd assume I was running it for a reason.

 

[notfred]

Linux is now installed and I'm configuring it how I want