[ale] linux's flavor of remote validation?

[Jeff Hubbs]

Mark -

I just use the Samba shares on my file server from Linux boxes using 
mount -t smbfs, etc., etc..  I type the necessary commandage at boot 
time so I don't have a password stored on my own box, which isn't that 
big a deal since I rarely reboot (44 days up at the moment).  

One nice thing I noticed is that when I've navigated down my tree into 
the Samba share mount point, if I do a large mv or cp, I've noticed that 
the files do not fly over the network, i.e., the movement only takes 
place on the file server.  My Windows clients actually pull and push the 
stuff over Ethernet.  

- Jeff

Mark Hurley wrote:

>Have a network...computers all tethered together.  A samba box
>operating as a PDC to the windows machines.  Everything is lovely,
>right? wrong...
>
>I just added a second linux box.  BUT....I want to log on and off
>authenticating from the main "linux" (PDC) box.  In fact...I want to
>"share" or in fact use my original home directory on the first (main)
>linux box.
>
>Options:
>
>1) nfs ???
>2) LDAP
>3) ???
>
>Pros/Cons? Seems like no matter where I go on google....I can easily
>find out how to hook up more window's machines.  But what about linux
>to linux? I want to log on either box and have my /home and be
>validated with that one linux box.
>
>Any suggestions, links...are greatly appreciated.  I am running Debian
>and Debian....no animals were hurt in the connection of all those
>windows samba logins. ;)
>
><some_humor>
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>
>Mark Hurley
>
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