Aaron Kulkis wrote: > James Knott wrote: >> Aaron Kulkis wrote: >>> primm wrote: >>>>> What NFS allows is the user id number, not name. This means is if >>>>> user >>>>> A is 1000 on one system. Another user 1000 on another system will >>>>> have >>>>> access to A's files. The key is make sure user ID's are consistent >>>>> across all systems. Someone with root access could of course >>>>> create a >>>>> new user with whatever ID they want or use an existing ID. >>>>> >>>> I setup the nfs server with yast. I setup the nfs clients with Yast. >>>> Yast tells me nothing about id. It doen't say, 'are you sure you want >>>> to continue becaus this is s big security risk'. >>>> >>>> I come back to my original worry: I'm the only one with root access >>>> on any box on my network. Yast set it up for me. What are my >>>> problems? I'm sorry to have to ask for confirmation. >>> Just make sure that each user on your network has a UNIQUE >>> user ID number ... if Joe has user ID 1002 on one machine, >>> and Jane has user ID 1002 on another machine, then you will >>> have problems. >>> >>> You want Joe to have the same user ID (say 1002) on every >>> machine, and Jane to have her own user ID (say 1003) on >>> every machine. >>> >>> The easiest way to do this is with NIS. >> >> With the Windows Domain Login, one option is to create a home >> directory. Is this possible with NIS? > > Yes. It's been a standard part of NIS since the late 1980's > The home directories are either automounted, or you just keep > mount /home to all of the clients via NFS. > > Automounting individual home directories is slightly > more secure, but also a pain in the neck if one person > has to visit other user's directories on a regular > basis... then they have to wait for automount to > negotiate the mount every time they go to a new > user's home directory. > > For a small business, NFS-mounting all of /home > is feasible. For a large organization, like General > Motors Engineering Division, it's not practical, > and each user's home directory must be individually > auto-mounted. > > [This has nothing to do with user ID's, and > everything to do with disk-space management -- > in the GM scenario, users' home directories > are spread over a few dozen servers. > > > If not what does one use for a home directory, when logged > > onto a computer without a home directory for that user? >
I'm well aware of mounting a common /home via NFS, but was curious about what would happen with NIS, if someone logged in, without a /home directory. -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
