We're using smb now for some applications. We have a possibility of a new, large application which would require UID/GID mapping.
"If Paradise Lost had been written by a system administrator, it would have had the sequel 'Paradise Restored from Backup'." Gordon Wolfe, Ph. D. (425)865-5940 VM Technical Services, The Boeing Company > ---------- > From: Alex deVries > Reply To: Linux on 390 Port > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 1:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Linux UID mapping > > Gordon, > > Had you considered using SMB? The authentication is much more flexible > than NFS for this kind of thing. > > - Alex > > > Wolfe, Gordon W wrote: > > Two questions: > > > > 1. What version of NFS is running SuSE SLES7 (2.4.7)? > > > > 2. Has anyone implemented any form of UID/GID mapping in SuSE > SLES7, > > possibly using the Stony Brook (or other) formalism? > > http://www.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu/papers/rmap/ > > > > We want to investigate controlling remote access to common data where a > > given userid may have different UIDs or GIDs on different systems, or a > > given UID may belog to different userids on different systems. Any > ideas. > > (Okay, so that's a third question...) > > > > "If Paradise Lost had been written by a system administrator, it would > > have had the sequel 'Paradise Restored from Backup'." > > > > Gordon Wolfe, Ph. D. (425)865-5940 > > VM Technical Services, The Boeing Company > > > > -- > Alex deVries > Principal Architect, Linuxcare Canada, Inc. > (613) 562 2759 > > Linuxcare. Simplifying Server Consolidation. > >
