[wplug] "roaming profiles" in linux..

[techmike]

Well, its monday and I'm back at it again..  I'm starting from scratch 
this time as far as the server goes..  I got it built and installed today 
with a fresh install of redhat 9 and webmin.

Going to use the guides linked below to get started..

Will post as my project develops..  :)

-Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: John Harrold <jmh17 at pitt.edu>
To: General user list <wplug at wplug.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:36:05 -0500
Subject: Re: [wplug] "roaming profiles" in linux..

> 
> 
> 
> Sometime in March techmike assaulted the keyboard and produced:
> 
> | 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.
> 
> we do this with nfs and nis and it works, "out of the box" so to speak,
> with redhat 7,8 and 9. 
> 
> | Last time I attempted this I was looking into setting up NFS on the 
> | "server", but failed misreably.
> 
> we can probably help you out with the problems you are having with nfs
> if
> you post some more info on what you have done, what you are
> expirencing,
> what you see in /var/log/messages on the server and the client, etc. 
> 
> | Any guidence is greatly appreceated.
>   
> these might be useful:
> 
> http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NFS-HOWTO/index.html
> http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NIS-HOWTO/index.html
> 
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