[Samba] Samba as a domain controller for Linux workstations?

[Tarjei Huse]

On Mon, 2005-08-29 at 13:46 -0400, awilliam at whitemice.org wrote:
> >>> but then, no roaming profiles, right?
> >>> well, one less thing to worry about :)
> >> Well, LINUX doesn't have anything like a roaming profile for better 
> >> or worse.  Current LINUX desktop environments don't much lend 
> >> themselves to "management".
> > What about a logon script which runs unison
> > (http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/) to synchronize?
> 
> File syncronization does not equal 1:1 the functionality of roaming 
> profiles. Roaming profiles in conjunction with system policies let the 
> admin extert a
> great deal of control over the user's experience - this isn't really possible
> with the current state of things on the LINUX desktop.  So wether the 
> answer to
> the posters questions is "yes" or "no" depends specifically on what he/she is
> looking to do.

A look at KDE's kioskmode might be worthwhile in this regard.

Tarjei

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