Re: [K12OSN] HSTI Linux

Tait Shrum (tshrum@bryant.dsc.k12.ar.us)
16 May 2002 11:53:57 -0500


Yo - what do you know?
I've got a question for you.  We are working on getting things setup for
LTSP.  We are going to pilot it in about five places.  This Lycoris
stuff is cool - but can I run it on my LTSP server??  Are there RPM's? 
Do you have 'em?  You are too cool...
Tait
On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 11:27, Caleb wrote:
> Hello folks,
> Simplify, simplify, simplify. We've got windows boxes seeing linux and
> vice versa. We've implemented linux machines here as servers with no
> problem (squid/squidGuard, Samba, LTSP) but where it's getting tricky is
> using linux for a client. Before we can fully implement linux clients
> throughout the district (besides LTSP), we have to (and please excuse
> the terminology) make things "idiot proof" =). We're running a few
> machines with Redmond linux. It uses a modified version of KDE 2.2.2. It
> looks pretty dern close to XP and when we asked some teachers about it
> they thought it was windows XP. Even down to the Network neighborhood
> where you can browse machines and the "My Linux" (my computer). I
> suggest everyone check it out. I believe it's called Lycoris now. After
> editing my rc.local script I got the machines to where they
> automagically map the needed folders on our novell server (after
> installing ipxutils and ncpfs). You could do this the same way with
> samba by just using smbclient instead of ncpmount. Now Barry's talking
> about going a step further with it by mapping drives on a per user basis
> (different drive for different users) rather than a per machine basis.
> Am I right, Barry? Perhaps there's a way to configure each user to use
> their very own rc.local? Thinking out loud.  
> -- 
> Caleb Wagnon, MCP
> Fordyce Public Schools
> Office of Technology
> 100 Redbug Blvd.
> Fordyce, AR 71742
> (870) 352 2968
> 
> 
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