Hello, Thank you for telling us about your experiences!
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 4:38 AM, Chris Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > We started out using Unison using /srv/shared on each LTSP server. This > proved to be a bad idea, as Unison uses a lot of resources during the > synchronisation process. It did a good job though of keeping the files in > sync though. If you opted to use Unison then I would recommend separating > the data and unison process from the LTSP server, so that the load does not > impact on your users. Keeping data off the LTSP server is probably good > practice anyway. So you're recommending having a separate server for /home? I know you can set up rsync to work both ways -- you just need to specify how it acts when it comes across a newer file on the server, and make sure that the two servers have identical clocks. > That said, whilst your case sounds more difficult - sharing home folders - in > practice it is probably easier, as you should never have both copies being > edited at the same time. Perhaps an rsync prompted by the user's logout? That may be a great idea -- have rsync/Unison triggered by the user logging out. > But it mostly comes down to bandwidth - if you have decent synchronous > bandwidth between the sites, then you have options. I don't have any special bandwidth between the buildings -- it would have to go from one building -> through our ISP to the Internet then down via the ISP at the second location to the server. I am imaging that we'd hit our bandwidth cap very quickly. Joseph ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
