NFS will do the job nicely, you can use autofs to automatically mount home directories as needed. there's a quick little howto at: http://cork.linux.ie/articles/nis-nfs.php3
NFS is used for home directories in the ECE unix lab, but I can't speak for CS. Patrick Quoting Vishal Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hey Guys, > > I'm a newbie to Linux. > I just wanted to know if it was possible to have centralized user > profiles on Linux. I know NIS handles central authentication, but I'm > looking to have any person log-on from any machine and have his/her > settings come up. I'm not sure if NIS does that too. > If you guys know of anything, please let me know. > Thanks for all your help. You guys are doing a great job. > > Vishal Doshi > > > _______________________________________________ Siglinux mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.utacm.org/mailman/listinfo/siglinux
