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On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, dataline wrote:
->We have installed about 150 Linux boxes as custom servers on a fibre LAN. We need to
do the following:
->Any user should be able to log in to a database server from any m/c on the LAN. Also
we have to set a disk quota of 1 MB per user on this dbase server. Please explain how
this can be done. As mentioned, we have installed all m/c as custom LInux boxes and
not as standard workstations. We are using redhat Linux 6.2.
->We need information on how this can be acheived.
You need to make one of them a server with all the users information,
and run NIS (network information service or YP). Each client should
run ypbind, and the server should run ypserver and yppasswd daemons.
This will help you to make all the users login to any machine. If you
need to mount the same homes on all the machines, the server should
export the /homes partition in the /etc/exports file, and run the
nfsserver daemon. If you want to mount more automatic and secure
option try amd package. It will mount and unmount depending on who
logs in. The HOWTOs are very elaborate and useful. If you dont have
them on your CD or intalled on your PC check them at
http://www.ilug-bom.org.in.
For quota:
You will also need to mount the partition that contains the homes of
users with special options as specified in the following line:
/dev/sdb3 /home ext2 defaults,usrquota,grpquota 1 2
in the /etc/fstab. Then you will have to specify the hard and soft
quota options using `edquota' command.
Nagarjuna
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