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List:       crux
Subject:    Re: linux client to a linux server,  passwd and home
From:       Martin Opel <martin.opel () informatik ! fh-regensburg ! de>
Date:       2003-05-13 6:52:52
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On Mon, 12 May 2003, gunnar lundgren wrote:

> Hi
>
> I am looking for a way to figuring out how to use linux as a server and
> linux as a client.
> There is a lot of documents on windows as a client using SAMBA but not much
> on linux as a client.
>
> My main problem is how to force the client to use a passwd file on the
> server.
> From there I can see and change the home path, and using NFS or SAMBA to
> get access to a place on the server.
>
> I guess it has to do with NIS, if so any good place to read about it.
> Or any other good idea.

The CRUX ports for this purpose are "yp-tools" and "ypbind-mt".

> Best regards
>
> Gunnar Lundgren

Bye
Martin

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