On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:07:04 +0100 "Karl E. Jorgensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 05:24:35AM +0200, Rico Secada wrote: > > Hi. > > > > At work we have a bunch of NFS servers. The servers provide the home > > directories for all the employees client machines. > > > > Most of the employees mount their home dirs manually, but some are > > mounted using scripts. Employee John knows he belongs to NFS server 1, > > and emplyoee Britney knows she belongs to NFS server 3 and so on. > > > > Now due to new conditions I have to set up a new system from which ALL > > employees are able to mount their home directories from their homes > > (where they live). > > Sounds like you really need more than just NFS-export-to-home sort of > thing... What about other things on the network? (email, internal > servers via ssh, you-name-it) Would they need access to that too, as if > they were in the office? > > If so, then a VPN might suit you. I'd recommend openvpn ... Thank you very much Karl, but they just need to mount their home directories. OpenVPN still looks interesting and I will look into it. :-) > > > Since I only have one IP address at my disposal, I need to set up some > > kind of union system in which all home directories apear as they live > > on just one server. Besides that I have to figure out what kind of > > security I need to use. I have been thinking about AFS, and also NFS > > tunneled via OpenSSH. > > > > About the union thing I first thought of somehow union mouting all the > > different home directories on a single machine which then serves as > > the access point, but I am affraid if that particular machine crashes, > > then no one can get to their files. > > If you set up a VPN (and the relevant routing etc), then they should be > able to mount the drives as they normally do in the office... > > Hope this helps > -- > Karl E. Jorgensen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jorgensen.org.uk/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://karl.jorgensen.com > ==== Today's fortune: > To give happiness is to deserve happiness. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]