> First of all you're going to be fighting against SmartOS to have it 
> re-add <username> to /etc/passwd or getting it to configure LDAP on each 
> reboot.

This is indeed another problem. Is there a way around that? Can I e.g. call a 
script in /usbkey/config that modifies /etc/passwd and /etc/group? Should be 
possible...

> That said, you could easily do:
> "zfs create -o mountpoint=/home zones/home && zfs create 
> zones/home/<username>"

Thank you (and Robert)!

> If this is a single machine for home use and you're staying aware that 
> you're using SmartOS in a way that is inconsistent with it's design, 
> that's one thing. If you're planning on doing this on a whole fleet of 
> production machines that run your business I would first rethink your 
> design and try to find a way more in keeping with the way SmartOS was 
> designed.

It is planned for a single machine (at the moment) indeed.

Carsten


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