[K12OSN] Shutting clients down: was tight vnc connection to ltsp client refused (111 error)

[Huck]

No way to code in a wrapper in the TeacherTool app to get a passwd even 
if it is a static passwd that is set in a config file or something? To 
use that option.

--Huck

Robert Arkiletian wrote:
> On 5/29/06, Eric Harrison <eharrison at mail.mesd.k12.or.us> wrote:
>> > What if you change the permission of ltspinfo to 754?
>>
>> It would break a bunch of stuff yet will not fix this specific problem...
>>
>>
>> No matter how you slice it or dice it, the "shutdown" feature is 
>> currently
>> at best secured by obscurity. Security by obscurity is no security at 
>> all,
>> especially when it is all in plain text.
>>
>> Just to make the point perfectly clear, there is currently no way to
>> secure or restrict this specific feature. I highly recommend that this is
>> NOT ADDED to fl_tt or in any way encourage people to use it.
>>
>> It is not an accident that this is disabled and undocumented.
> 
> I understand Eric. I will NOT add this feature. It's dropped. Sorry if
> I got some peoples hopes up. Thanks for letting me know about the
> issues concerning this before I spent time on it.
>