Re: Security at DOS Boot

Bruce Carlson (bcarlson@mail.isbe.state.il.us)
Mon, 5 Aug 1996 16:23:22 EDT

>Specifically, I am trying
>to keep students from having access to the DOS prompt when the machines
>boot. I want the config.sys and autoexec.bat files to execute fully and
>not be bypassed.

Using DOS 6.2

We use SWITCHES /N at the start of the config.sys file

and....

We use CTTY NUL at the start of the autoexec and CTTY CON near the end.
These prevent any keyboard entries from stopping the bootup. Make sure that
CTTY CON is before any network login entry.

Bruce Carlson
Hononegah High School
Rockton,IL
bcarlson@mail.isbe.state.il.us