Re: [ubuntu-uk] Networks

2007-10-29 Thread Darren Mansell
Yeah you could use NIS as centralized authentication. Its not quite as pretty as AD but it works. Michael Rimicans wrote: > "" > > /Or you can mount /home on every machine on an NFS / SMB share. Much > easier than it may sound. Then you get centralized management of each > user, central store o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Networks

2007-10-29 Thread Michael Rimicans
"" /Or you can mount /home on every machine on an NFS / SMB share. Much easier than it may sound. Then you get centralized management of each user, central store of users data transparently and one place to back stuff up. That would be my choice./ "" So everyone would login as normal? Would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Networks

2007-10-29 Thread Darren Mansell
Michael Rimicans wrote: > Hi all, > >Situation: > >One room with ten computers (running Win2k) and network hardware > installed. >Internet connection running through a old Netpilot proxy box. >Users would log into a local desktop and would only be asked for a > username and pwd fo

[ubuntu-uk] Networks

2007-10-29 Thread Michael Rimicans
Hi all, Situation: One room with ten computers (running Win2k) and network hardware installed. Internet connection running through a old Netpilot proxy box. Users would log into a local desktop and would only be asked for a username and pwd for web connection when firefox started.