[ale] Samba security

[Todor Fassl]

I am supporting an undergraduate research cluster. Undergrads can ssh 
into the cluster and do mathematical research via Matlab, Mathematica, 
Magma, Sage, etc. I think there are 9 different computational algebra 
systems on the cluster plus python, gcc, etc. Anyway, most of the 
students have been using ssh to log into the machines and then using 
emacs or vi to write their code. A handful of students write the code on 
their own computers and then scp it to the cluster. A few use and sshfs 
client. I was thinking of installing samba so students who use Windows 
could map a network drive.  I am not sure the ports would be open by a 
typical ISP or on the campus firewall. But I might be able to make it 
possible for a student with a laptop to sit in a campus library and 
write code.

Is this a bad idea?

-- 
Todd