[wplug] "roaming profiles" in linux..
techmike
mikeslists at access995.com
Thu Mar 25 08:40:23 EST 2004
The furthest I've gotten in the past setting up NFS was all the linux
boxes could browse the "server". The NIS part is actually what I got
stuck on. I found a walkthrough back then for it which completely
behooved me.
I'm all for centralized user accounts, we have a lot of employees come and
go. As it is now, even adding and removing accounts from 2 or 3 machines
can be chaotic.
Think one of the other options would be easier to implement?
Thanks
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com>
To: General user list <wplug at wplug.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:23:39 -0500
Subject: Re: [wplug] "roaming profiles" in linux..
> techmike wrote:
> > I know this has been posted before, but I know a bit more about linux
> then
> > I did last time I attempted this project.
> >
> > I'm sure there are good walkthroughs for this out there, so feel free
> to
> > point me in the right direction.
> >
> > We have about 12 computers on our lan running Redhat 8/9 (mostly 9).
> Not
> > all users use the same desk. How could we setup a "roaming profile"
> type
> > system where all user accounts and home folders are stored on a
> central
> > system.
> >
> > This central system cannot be a M$ machine due to me having no budget
> to
> > work with. :)
> >
> > Last time I attempted this I was looking into setting up NFS on the
> > "server", but failed misreably.
> >
> > Any guidence is greatly appreceated.
>
> While there _may_ be other ways to do it, I would suggest NFS, with the
> /home directory mounted on the server, as well as some system of
> centralized
> user accounting (LDAP or NIS or Kerberos)
>
> With Red Hat, it seems like the default packet filter rules block NFS,
> so you'll probably have to tweak your packet filters in order for NFS
> to work. If you don't use centralized user accounts, you'll need to
> ensure that each machine has the same user/groupname <-> user/groupid
> mapping, or permissions won't work right. Depending on how many
> machines you have, that's an administrative nightmare.
>
> --
> Bill Moran
> Potential Technologies
> http://www.potentialtech.com
>
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