Re: NFS mounting /usr, Debian over NFS
Hi! Some time ago you posted a question on debian-user list regarding Debian NFS setup. There seems to be no useful follow-ups on the problem. I am in similar situation. I'm trying to set up a server with seven clients. Home directories are NFS mounted - that's easy part. I also want clients to function(to certain extent) when server is down. So just NFS mounting /usr on clients won't work. I'm leaning toward using cfengine and recursively linking local and NFS /usr's. However questions about upgrading packages, /etc directory remain. I would appreciate any information about this problem. And also if the discussion is taken out of mailing list I think it's a good idea to bring it back. These days, as Debian is gaining popularity, it would be extremely useful to have Debian specific recipes for that kind of setup. = === = mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] |__ Alexander Stavitsky http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~stalex -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
NFS mounting /usr
The situation: here at the Monash library, myself and a colleague are setting up three or four Debian systems. The intention is that, by NFS mounting /usr, the space required to hold the binaries (not insignificant at the best of times :-) should be greatly reduced, along with the redundancy of three or four copies of everything. The problem arises with the prospect of upgrading the systems that are NFS mounting the drive to later versions of various packages - /var, /etc, /sbin, and /bin will end up out of sync at some point. I'm just looking for input with regards to how other people have dealt with this problem - or is it a non-issue? (which I'd find hard to believe... a trivial issue, perhaps, but not a non-issue :) Any and all information would be appreciated. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .