On Aug 23 2007 19:59, G T Smith wrote: In fact...
>> >> - succes. >> >> - this is how-to let a wintendo mashine deliver home-dirs to a linux box. >> >> [...] >> On the linux box, as root, create a dir like this: mkdir /home If /home is a separate mount, the directory will already exist. >> Now, as root, reread /etc/fstab, do it with mount -a There is no such thing as rereading fstab. Hence mount -a is superfluous. Just mount /home; >> Go into YaST. Create a new user, name him whatever, and see that his >> home-dir >> indeed now resides on the win-box. >> >> - thanks to the list again for directing me ! >> >A number of thoughts > >a) user is root, password secret (locally hmm..). The first problem is >NT/AD ids have a discrete ID scheme from that used in Linux, if root is >translating into admin account you have an ordinary user logged as an >admin to the windows server (and AD/NT)... somehow I do not think that >is your intent :-) This can persist into other areas (like other users >home directories)... > >b) The ideal would be for someone to log in the their home directory >with the appropriate user credentials, however these credentials should >only become available after the user has authenticated to the linux >machine. /etc/fstab gives global mounts, for user specific mounts you >probably need something different. ..like pam_mount for example. > >I would suggest you have a look at.. > >http://pserver.samba.org/samba/ftp/cifs-cvs/linux-cifs-client-guide.pdf > Jan -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
