>>>>> On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:51:07 +0100, "Andreas B. Mundt"
>>>>> <[email protected]> said:
> After experimenting a bit with the ltsp-server package I, decided to
> try creating the chroot using FAI. I managed to boot the diskless
> client, but due to the nature of the non-writable root file system
> things did not work satisfactorily.
> However, I did not install
> fai-nfsroot or live-boot in the chroot, just the packages which are
> used in a default workstation installation.
I think you do not need fai-nfsroot for diskless clients.
You need something like aufs (another union fs) for making the
read-only nfsroot writeable. The plain Debian kernel includes the aufs module.
> Is fai-nfsroot / live-boot sufficient or are there more modifications
> needed? Are these modifications invasive, so that it might be simpler
> to use the LTSP packages?
live-boot supports aufs, but I'm not sure if it also works for
diskless clients.
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regards Thomas
