One login for multiple machines

[Anton Hofmann]

H.S.Rai schrieb:
> I am setting up a lab, and proposing to have dual boot, ubuntu and
> MSXP. For Ubuntu bases setup, I want student should able to sit on any
> machine, get authenticated from remote server (thus not need to create
> user on every machine), gets his home directory served from some
> server, able to run applications from local machine with data accessed
> and stored from his remote home directory.
>
> May you suggest me what need to be installed on Server, and how client
> need to be configured (may be with some additional softwares.)
>
> Simple advise and pointer to article, howto or tutorial will be more
> than enough.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>   
Hi Rai,

can you tell me your server-platforms (e.g. windows, linux, solaris?)
with windows 2003 servers and active-directory its "easy" to set up with 
the "windows directoryservices for unix" and the other way with 
NIS/Kerberos.

so long....


anton