One login for multiple machines

[NoOp]

On 03/08/2007 02:00 AM, H.S.Rai wrote:
> 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,
> 

You might want to have a look at XDMCP, see:

http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu:Edgy#Remote_Login_via_XDMCP
<http://mparise.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/using-xdmcp-with-ubuntu-or-any-other-gdm-running-distro/>
[http://preview.tinyurl.com/yryhkm]
http://www.google.com/search?q=ubuntu+%2BXDMCP