Jeff Siddall wrote:
> I am trying to setup a "hybrid" client -- in my case a netbook -- that
> can work in both fat and thin modes:
>
> "Fat mode" client:
>
> When disconnected from the network the client runs like a normal "fat"
> Linux laptop. It boots from local disk, runs apps locally and uses
> local disk's home dir (user files, profiles etc.)
>
> "Thin mode" client:
>
> When connected to the network the client boots off the network like a
> normal thin client, runs applications on the server like a thin client
> etc. The big exception to the normal thin client here is that I want
> the server to use the client disk user's home directory. That way all
> the user's files are accessible in both modes, and applications work
> similarly in both modes.
>
> The benefit of the "thin mode" client is the performance improvement.
> The laptop I plan to use will have minimal CPU and RAM -- adequate for
> occasional use, but not as a regular workstation.
>
> I have done some searching and it appears this is something no one has
> attempted. Is such a thing possible? If so, any advice as to how to
> implement?
>
>
Not what you want but maybe also worth consideration provided that your
notebook hard-disk
most probably will be not the safest place to store data without having
a backup.
Fat mode:
Use notebook
Thin mode:
1.Use sync software like rsync or unison or... to sync notebook home to
server home
2.Use notebook as thin client
3. When preparing notebook for Fat mode operation, sync changed files
from server home back to notebook home.
Eberhard
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