Re: KDE desktop

[Bert Obbink <bert.obbink@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, I will start looking into NIS I think this is more promissing than
what I just tried...

I did a  smbmount "//server/home" /mnt -U user
after a while the system returns an "Input/Output" error and the /mnt is
completely unreachable. Even a ls on /mnt returns an Input/Output error now.
ls / does not show mnt anymore, rm -rf /mnt returns the same error I/O error.
df -v returns no mounted /mnt.

Ever seen this before?


Bert.





members-request@kalamazoolinux.org wrote:

> I really believe you can accomplish what you're trying to do
> with NFS.  Just export and mount "/home" on all the Linux
> PC's, then all home directories are available everywhere.
>
> The biggest thing you have to worry about with NFS is all the
> users have to have the same user NUMBER on all Linux boxes.
> So, if user "bert" has UID=501, then it has to be 501 everywhere.
>
> You can sync your passwd and group files easily between Linux
> boxes with NIS (no windows).  You can also use LDAP (so I hear)
> to sync users & passwords between Linux boxes and Windows.
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
> System Administrator / Network Administrator
> Armstrong International, Inc.
> Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
> http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
> --------------------------------------------
>
> > At this moment I use an SuSE 6.3 system as a file- and logon server at
> > home. I have samba configured in such way that it is the primary
> > domaincontroller. When connecting from my w9) system, a logon box is
> > presented asking for my NT-logon password. Depending on the person that
> > logs on, samba puts the right directories under the drive mappings. E.g.
> > we all have a G:\ as application drive an H:\ as the personal home drive
> > etc. The registry and desktop is saved on the linux system as well, this
> > works great.
> >
> > Except I want to replace W95 by KDE (or gnome). After setting a KDE
> > system up this week I realized that there are some difficulties to
> > conquer. Such as, the desktop, the passwords, the directories on the
> > file server etc.
> >
> > When I place a second W95 system into my network all still works.
> > Changing a password only has to be done at one place. The local pc holds
> > *no* passwords.
> > How do I "mount" a smb filesystem under a directory at my desktop
> > system? The KDE tool KDE Explorer is capable of viewing smb share via a
> > smbclient, but how do I make that "share" available via something like
> > mount. I do not want to use NFS because I want to keep on using the
> > possibilities that samba offers, putting different directories under
> > shares. (%U)
> > It would be nice to keep on using de logon services, but I see not how
> > to do that. The KDE desktop system *does* need a password that is
> > located on the local system.
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience on this field?