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iOfWhy

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Registered: 2012-05-16

Posts: 26

[solved] set up network domain

hello

probably going to get the perennial wording that stupid questions on arch's forums entail... but...

i have just started a coding bureau. i really enjoy arch and the forced learning of the intricate workings of the computer that comes with it. thus, i have installed arch on our 4 workstations. I set up sync scripts using rsync to sync home directories upon boot, login, logout and shutdown. this works ok, but i've had to set up user interaction to ensure syncs are not done incorrectly incase of a sudden PC shutdown without sync. also, passwords are not synced if a user updates a passwords on one computer. I am very inept at networking, but i figure there must be a way to set up a linux network with a central system that handles all home directories and user settings. i have googled endlessly and found nothing. googling "site:bbs.archlinux.org" set up domain" yielded no helpful results either.

easy

Last edited by iOfWhy (2013-12-13 17:10:20)

drcouzelis

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Re: [solved] set up network domain

What is your question?

Are you looking for information on NIS (all computers on the network share the same user accounts) and AutoFS (home directories are shared throughout the network)?

iOfWhy

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Registered: 2012-05-16

Posts: 26

Re: [solved] set up network domain

i think those were exactly the answer to my question. thank you for no bashing. i will mark as solved and play around with those two solutions.