Re: [LUG] OT : USB Robotic arm wanted

[Giles Coochey <giles@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 14/12/2018 08:15, Giles Coochey wrote:
> On 13/12/2018 18:55, mr meowski wrote:
> > On 13/12/2018 16:42, Giles Coochey wrote:
> > > They prevent screensavers/screen-locks from activating so that staff 
> > > can
> > > leave their laptops with IT Support staff and not having to leave their
> > > password on a post-it note behind in case the laptop goes to sleep and
> > > locks, requiring the password to unlock.
> > I'm still laughing about this - what is this mysterious place where the
> > IT team 'need' user provided passwords to access company property? Do IT
> > really not just use admin access to override/reset?
> >
> > "Oh no the user has locked the administrator/root out of the computer!"
> >
> > - said no IT guy ever
>
> They were windows machines, the problems where this was used was where 
> the problem was within the users profile, and could only be exhibited 
> within the user profile i.e. if you logged in as a Domain Admin or 
> another user, the problem didn't exhibit itself.
>
> There are some environments I've worked in where 1st Line IT are not 
> Domain Admins, they help with things like Archiving Email, etc...
Also, if you look at the page given: 
https://www.cru-inc.com/products/wiebetech/mouse_jiggler_mj-3/

Another intended use, is that as laptops tend to employ disk encryption 
this device is used to prevent a laptop going to sleep and activating 
the disk encryption, which would require a personal password to unlock 
(some disk encryption solutions provide a administrator master key, but 
not all do, and access is often limited sometimes with a 4-eyes 
principle so that no one person knows the full key).

It is also marketed with a larger product from the same manufacturer 
that allows a running computer to be transported from a location without 
turning it off. I assume this involves hot wiring the PSU to a second 
power supply and somehow transferring mains to a battery device. 
https://www.cru-inc.com/products/wiebetech/hotplug_field_kit_product/



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