Re: [K12OSN] NFS probs part 2

Brandon Friedman (brandon.friedman@techknowledgy.co.za)
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 15:13:47 +0200 

Hi Folks, sorry to but in here, Iam still downloading my CD (should 
finished in hours or so),

Quick question:
I have been reading the NFS information, can the LTSP server host the 
/home directory or does it need to be on a seperate server?

Julius Szelagiewicz wrote:

> David,
> 	easy as a pie. machine A exports the /home directory. you mount it
> under, say, /mnt/home on machine B, where your users log in. in
> /etc/profile the user home directory specifies /mnt/home/"user-name". if
> you are not running nis+ or ldap, make sure that user ids and name match
> on both machines: it is easier than you think, you add users on machine A
> and sync /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow. good luck, julius
> 
> 
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, David Trask wrote:
> 
> 
>>Ok,
>>
>>Preparing for a "what if".  Let's say that I'm unable to pull off the
>>"home dir" mount....what if I mount the "home dir" from the "outside"
>>server under a different name say.....  "myfiles".....how can I get that
>>to show up on each users desktop automatically....I would simply instruct
>>my users to treat "myfiles" as their home folder for things that are
>>important.
>>
>>Another "if"
>>
>>Is there another way other than using NFS to authenticate and export?
>>Maybe with SAMBA?  I know it's probably not as clean, but can it be done?
>>
>>David N. Trask
>>Technology Teacher/Coordinator
>>Vassalboro Community School
>>dtrask@vcs.u52.k12.me.us
>>(207)923-3100
>>
>>
>>
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