/home on server

[marc]

albi said...
> On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 16:55:27 +0100
> marc <gmane at auxbuss.com> wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> if it's for a "trusted" LAN with linux or BSD-clients, use NFS

Yup, regular LAN, but I'll also access via VPN.
 
> server : install nfs-server, edit /etc/exports, restart nfs-server
> (in some ubuntu-releases you need to "enable" portmap)

Now,

  nfs-user-server

apparently. portmap id a dependency.

> clients : add a line in fstab like below and mount /home 
> 
> example fstab-line :
> 
> 192.168.0.33:/home /home nfs rw,sync 0 0

Great. I'll give it a spin.

> if the clients are MS-windows machines, then take a look at samba

Yup, I'm covered on samba, thanks. 

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Best,
Marc