/home on server
marc
gmane at auxbuss.com
Mon Aug 7 22:45:38 UTC 2006
said...
> marc wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'd like to store all my users' home directories on a server - one
> > glorious /home. Hence, I will need to mount /home from that server.
> >
> > I've done a search but not been able to unearth a doc that I can use as
> > a guide and, no doubt, point out some pitfalls that I haven't yet
> > considered.
> >
> > Any pointers? Thanks.
> >
>
> nfs is what you likely want. It will let you mount a remote directory.
> There are plenty of how-to's better than I can write, just do a search
> for nfs howto.
Yup, ta, I was hoping for The Definitive Guide(tm). Still, it looks
pretty straightforward... oh the times I've thought that.
> For /home, you'll need to make sure each desktop's user id's are
> identical. i.e. if user "Foo" is uid 500, it has to be 500 on all the
> machines, and user "Bar" uid 501, etc.
Useful tip. Thanks.
--
Best,
Marc
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