[ubuntu-uk] Networks

[Darren Mansell]

Yeah you could use NIS as centralized authentication. Its not quite as 
pretty as AD but it works.

Michael Rimicans wrote:
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> /Or you can mount /home on every machine on an NFS / SMB share. Much 
> easier than it may sound. Then you get centralized management of each 
> user, central store of users data transparently and one place to back 
> stuff up. That would be my choice./
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> So everyone would login as normal?
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> Would it be possible to have a centralised usr / password list that each 
> system could query?
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> Darren Mansell wrote:
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>> Michael Rimicans wrote:
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>>> Hi all,
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>>>    Situation:
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>>>    One room with ten computers (running Win2k) and network hardware 
>>> installed.
>>>    Internet connection running through a old Netpilot proxy box.
>>>    Users would log into a local desktop and would only be asked for a 
>>> username and pwd for web connection when firefox started.
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>>>    Internet was cut off last week and is currently being reconnected.
>>>    Have managed to sell the idea of Ubuntu to replace Win2k.
>>>
>>>    Question:
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>>>      What would be the best way of setting up access so each user could 
>>> log onto any system and have access to there own home folder and
>>>      desktop settings?
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>>> Michael
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>> LTSP may be a good idea, you need a server but everything gets booted 
>> off the server. Users homes and settings are the same on every machine.
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>> Or you can mount /home on every machine on an NFS / SMB share. Much 
>> easier than it may sound. Then you get centralized management of each 
>> user, central store of users data transparently and one place to back 
>> stuff up. That would be my choice.
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>> Theres lots of ways. For everything you will need a server but you will 
>> if you have a Windows network anyway.
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