Spotlight on Ag IT's Jill Paige and Travis Waltz

Housed in a greenhouse in the Huck Institute of Life Sciences, tiny computers called Raspberry Pis snap photos while dangled above cacao leaves. According to Jill’s coordination with the researchers, the photos need to be shared safely and securely over the Penn State wired network so the researchers can analyze them using other lab equipment. To satisfy the requirements, Travis has been working to connect the Raspberry Pis to a file share where access is controlled via membership in a User Managed Group (UMG). The process requires creating a file share and service account, mounting the share on the Pis and configuring the Pis to access the shares on startup. Overall, the change will aid in reducing security vulnerabilities, provide a more reliable storage solution, and restrict access to only the researchers involved in the work. Way to go, Jill and Travis!

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Jill Paige, IT Consultant	Travis Waltz, Systems Administrator