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My school has a computer lab full of machines running Red Hat Linux. They have it set up so that you can log into any computer in the lab, and it automatically loads your desktop, home directory, etc, which makes it so all computers in the lab look the same to you, regardless or which one you're using.
I have two computer at home running Ubuntu Linux. Could I do this same thing with my computers at home? What's it called, and how do I find documentation on how to set it up? Thanks!
does this mean that the system which hosts the home directories would need to be running in order for the second machine to be able to allow users to log in using those directories? or will each machine get its own copy which will be synchronized later? – John Kube – 2010-04-28T22:00:41.803
@John: yep, if you're mounting user directories from another system over the network, the system doing the serving will need to be on. – quack quixote – 2010-04-28T22:37:43.010
@John, yes. Running a directory server also means that system always has to be up. An NFS server can be as simple as an external hard disk with Ethernet interface (such as LaCie or Argosy make) or a one-disk NAS. The ones I worked with also have Samba for Windows share. – kmarsh – 2010-04-29T11:56:52.670