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Subject:    RE: [JaxLUG]  Linux/Unix Client Logins
From:       "John Becker" <jbecker () jacksonville ! net>
Date:       1999-09-20 14:03:23
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Thanks, Now I have to find time to set up an old computer ;)

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Stringfield [mailto:dstringf@fccjmail.fccj.cc.fl.us]
Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 9:54 AM
To: jaxlug-list@jaxlug.jaxcan.org
Subject: RE: [JaxLUG] Linux/Unix Client Logins


On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, John Becker wrote:

> That'd be great, what is xdmcp?  a networked version of xdm?  In doing it
> this way do I not run NIS, or do I have the tiny harddrive contain the NIS
> client and run NIS server on the machine with the user accounts?  Also,
> where's a howto or more info on xdmcp?  I'm at work now, and I can't check
> man pages on windows. :(

XDMCP is the protocol that XDM uses.  XDM actually is a network program,
that can also be used to start the local desktop.

Off the top of my head, I'm not sure if there is a XDM howto or not.  You
can search http://jaxlug.jaxcan.org/LDP for all the howto's.

As far as the server side goes, The only thing needed to be done is to add
a line in /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers (location might be slightly different, I'm
using Debian)  In my file, it gives examples. ie:
192.168.1.4:0 foreign


As far as the "terminal" system goes, you will need to configure X, and
set it to start, without a window manager.  This part is the little more
involved part.

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Stringfield [mailto:dstringf@fccjmail.fccj.cc.fl.us]
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 12:49 AM
> To: jaxlug-list@jaxlug.jaxcan.org
> Subject: Re: [JaxLUG] Linux/Unix Client Logins
>
>
> On Sun, 19 Sep 1999, John Becker wrote:
>
> > Well, In response to my own question I need to use NIS...Anyone with a
> quick and dirty explanation?  The HowTo was pretty involved.  I plan on
> reading it in its entirety, but if anyone
> > knows how it's done, or a site with an easy explanation, that'd be
great.
> Also Graphical logins with NIS and bootp info would be great (It may not
be
> bootp, but whatever the thing is
> > for net cards to boot the machine from a network without a local hard
> drive on the client).  My curiosity stems from reading that a 386 can make
a
> great X client on the SuSE box or
> > somewhere.  I have a few 486 motherboards that I could throw together if
> that's the case.  How well do the ISA video cards hold up running
> Gnome/Enlightenment though (as that'd be my
> > window manager of choice).  Sorry to be so lengthy, but I've often
thought
> that an office could use the same design very affordably, ie one decent
> machine running linux with staroffice
> > and having 486's without hard drives and basically stripped down to
> nothing running off the server as clients.  This would also let me put a
> computer in the 2 rooms upstairs without
> > spending a grand buying the needed parts.  I could give my 3 year old
his
> own computer and make him as pleased as punch and it'd wouldn't cost me
> zilch ;)
>
> Probably the easiest route to go is to load Linux on a tiny hard drive,
> and have it connect to the main server via XDMCP (either by running X
> Display manager, XDM, or similiar).  You could have it set to start X
> automatically, without a window manager, then have the server auto start
> the X logon session.  (This is handleded easily via a few config files)
>
> I can give specifics in the morning when I get into work.
>
>
> > John Becker wrote:
> >
> > > Well, I got my scanner working in case anyone cares ;)  Anyhow, I've
got
> a home network running with a 486 for the internet gateway, a PIII running
> Linux for my main workstation and
> > > it also runs vmware and samba server (to keep it separate from the 486
> for security), and a K6 windows machine.  Anyhow, I'm running a lot of
> server stuff, like samba NT domain
> > > server, http, sane, backups, etc. on the PIII because I want to keep
it
> seperate from the net and it's the best machine for the job.  So anyhow,
> when a windows machine/Virtual
> > > Machine log on, they do so with samba and get access to their home
> directories.  I'm looking at getting a linux client (thin computer: linux,
> Xserver, net card, minimal
> > > everything).  I want the linux client to ideally not have a hard
drive,
> though if it does I still want it to use the home directory on my PIII
> (workstation/server) and not have to
> > > log into the linux client, then telnet to the server.  I want it to
log
> in directly using gdm running from the server, displayed on the client,
then
> act like I'm right there at the
> > > PIII for all intensive purposes.  how do I make a login prompt from
one
> linux machine use the home directories and passwords etc from another
linux
> machine.  Note:  this is
> > > basically the way that NT clients and win95/8 clients log into winNT,
> however I want the directories of the server to appear to be local
> directories (at least the home
> > > directories).  How is this done???
> > >
> > > --John
> >
>
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> ======= 40 4B 36 58 A0 C7 5A 8A  49 E0 39 54 00 20 A3 AA =======
>             Daniel Stringfield  <dstringf@fccj.org>
>            Florida Community College at Jacksonville
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>

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======= 40 4B 36 58 A0 C7 5A 8A  49 E0 39 54 00 20 A3 AA =======
            Daniel Stringfield  <dstringf@fccj.org>
           Florida Community College at Jacksonville
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