On Wednesday 29 Dec 2004 23:26 pm, steve wrote:
I think there may be confusion over *where* the apps need to execute.
I don't care where it runs. I just want it to run at an acceptable speed and without me having to install it on each and every client's local disk.
May we know why you don't want it on every local disk?
Both the nfs and ssh methods work but are too slow.
Well, they will be - especially if the users' home directories are served by the same machine. You can either have 40+ nfs mounts (2 per login - /home/<user> and /usr/...) or 20+ nfs mounts and 20+ instances of each app. And remember that if you mount /usr then lots of other things (including a fair amount of background stuff) will be loaded across the network too. Also, using the ssh method, if user1 is logged in on a client and then he ssh -X user1@server he is logged into the server too, which might lead to conflicts should both logins try to access the same file in the home directory.
Id' like to be able to say to my director that I'd need x-GB ram and a y-GB scsi disk. Or maybe no one has been here before and I have to buy 1024 ram chips until it works. . .:-(
Does anyone have any concrete information? Or maybe one simply doesn't do things this way.
Truthfully, unless you have a compelling reason to do it this way, you should really install on each client. Your students can't screw with the system (too much) after all, assuming you have everything set up correctly. Dylan
Cheers and thanks for your patience and help. Steve.
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