Re: KDE desktop

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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> 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?