James,
I wish I could help, but alas no. As soon as my youngest daughter packs her
bags and goes away somewhere I�m reclaiming my that computer and doing the
same, so don�t be surprised when I start asking you how it�s done. :^)
> What is the best method to have one central Linux server handling login
> authentication for Linux and windows machines?
> What I would like to achieve is;
> 1) Provide only network server logins for Linux boxes and have no local
> accounts on any Linux machine.
> 2) Have /home/$USER reside on the centralized Linux login server and not on
> local machines.
> 3) Ditto for windows machines (I know I can achieve this with Samba for
> windows clients, unless there is a better way)
> If anyone has this type of environment set up, I would greatly appreciate
> your help and advice.
Regards
Trevor Rhodes
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