We manage both thin-client servers and stand alone clients using puppet. We don't "clone" images, just do base installs and then apply the appropriate configuration. Works well, we can have new machines up in pretty short order with configuration we know is good etc etc.<div> </div><div> <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 5:20 PM, G. T. Stresen-Reuter <<a href="mailto:tedmasterweb@gmail.com">tedmasterweb@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> This document is incredibly useful. Thank you so much for sharing. I think it underlines just how difficult implementing this technology can be - people often think it is as easy as installing from a CD... And you didn't go into any detail on user or group management... And a final question for the group: can the server be managed using "puppet"? Any experiences using puppet to manage an LTSP server? <a href="http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/puppet" target="_blank">http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/puppet</a> Thanks again for the excellent insight into what is required (and your approach - e.g. setting up at home and recreating in actual lab). Sincerely, Ted Stresen-Reuter -- ubuntu-education mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-education@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-education@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-education" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-education</a> </blockquote></div> -- Steve Rippl Technology Director Woodland Public Schools 360 841 2730 </div>