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While I’m sure some libraries are still on very old setups, for the last 10 years or so the standard has been to throw away the entire user account between uses
by cmckn 4y ago
While I’m sure some libraries are still on very old setups, for the last 10 years or so the standard has been to throw away the entire user account between uses. If you forget to log out when you’re done, it happens when your timer runs out. This is how every library I’ve been to in recent memory has worked. Many libraries now also use thin-clients backed by VM’s, so the whole “computer” is thrown out after each use.
- bombcar 4y agoThis was a lot more annoying before Google docs ate the world - the library computers would have large warnings that unless you saved to floppy or USB you were going to lose all your shit on logout. Many a school essay went to the great recycle bin in the sky that way.