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[John Pettigrew <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In a previous message, Nick LeRoy <nleroy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > What does NIS actually do for me? (Real ignoramus in this respect!) I was
> > guessing that simply sharing the home directory would be all I need so I
> > was a little confused by the suggestion that something else was needed.
> 
> In a simple setup, NIS will share hostname/ip address maps, userid, password
> & shadow information.  It can also share automounter maps, etc.

So, if I set up NFS and NIS, I could arrange the gdm login on the downstairs
machine to log into the account on the upstairs machines, and it would seem as
though I was logged in on the other machine (network speed permitting)? That
would be just what I want...

John
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