From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 22 20:47:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8781E106568D for ; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:47:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C67D8FC0A for ; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:47:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n8MKgvvo086806; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:42:57 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id n8MKguUH086805; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:42:56 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:42:56 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: David Kelly Message-ID: <20090922204256.GA86783@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <8DFC1B25-8AED-4CD1-ABDC-7A9DDF45C362@olivent.com> <20090922185317.GA86411@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20090922190821.GD46344@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> <20090922204041.GA47007@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090922204041.GA47007@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: network freebsd computers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:47:58 -0000 On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 03:40:41PM -0500, David Kelly wrote: > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 03:29:43PM -0400, Carmel NY wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:08:21 -0500 > > David Kelly wrote: > > > > [snip] > > > > > It would, but he's approaching the problem with Windows-colored > > > glasses. > > > > I am not sure what that is even suppose to mean, so I'll just ignore it. > > It means you are trying to make Unix conform to your Windows habits. For > security, simplicity, and security (yes, "security" twice) we are not in > the habit of wantonly sharing our file systems. Historically remote > login has been difficult on Windows systems while file(system) sharing > has been relatively easy so Windows Administrators learned how to manage > systems by pushing files around on shared file systems. I'm saying it > sounds an awful lot like that is what you are trying to do. If so then > you will quickly find Unix doesn't like to let root (Administrator) > easily cross system boundaries. Really, it sounds like this guy is a candidate for AFS. Actually probably serious over-kill for his situation, but it does wonders. I think there is now (again) an OpenAFS for FreeBSD. AFS plus X-windows would more than do it. ////jerry > > Meanwhile others have listed a multitude of utilities for shooting files > across multiple machines, including simple terminal login and more > advanced GUI X11 login. None of which use shared file systems as their > core connection method. > > Expanding on what I said earlier, if "joe" is userid 1001, do not reuse > 1001 on any other machine unless "joe" has an account there too. Unix > file ownership is by userid and groupid *numbers*. The number doesn't > have to be defined in the password or group databases to be used. Most > file sync and archivers only use the numbers. > > -- > David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net > ======================================================================== > Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"