[Casper] Keeping Macs in a clean state

[Ernst, Craig S.]

I guess it all depends on your tolerances for things from the sounds of it. If you already have the Casper Suite you can utilize a restore partition or a CasperInstall netboot instance to image the machines when you want them to. The only issue there is the time for a rebuild, particularly if you have large applications like Adobe CS3, Final Cut Studio, etc.

If you want that instant gratification it sounds like Deep Freeze (much like on the Windows side with Deep Freeze or SteadyState) will clean out changes on reboot, and would be a good compliment to your Casper deployments. But this then requires you to purchase additional software.

Good luck,

Craig E


On 9/2/08 10:18 AM, "Jim Oring, Jr." <Jim.OringJr at schawk.com> wrote:

Hi All,

I manage somewhere between 50 to 75 Macs. Is there a way to keep my
machines in a clean state with a script or some other form of
management?

Thanks,

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