[K12OSN] Managing usernames and passwords across 6 K12LTSP servers (NEWBIE)

[David Trask]

My choice?  Make one of them the Samba/LDAP server (smbldap) and simply
point all the others to that....if at all possible connect them via a
gigabit backbone


nickfmail4-lists at yahoo.com on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 8:11 PM +0000
wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I am in the final stages of rolling out our 100% free
>6 server, 30 client K12LTSP system. This has been very
>easy thus far!!! 
>
>I have 6 dual PIII 700 servers w/ 5 clients each that
>I need to keep username and passwords synchronized so
>students can access files anywhere in the school. I
>understand the NFS stuff but I am not sure if I should
>use NIS, smbldap, Openldap, LDAP, etc... It seems
>copying /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow would work but I
>am not sure how to do this either (rsync, ssh???) If
>that is indeed the quickest way to get going before
>the end of spring break then all I might need is a
>sample script/command that does this for my 6 servers.
>Otherwise, if someone can direct me toward NIS or LDAP
>I can start learning those since one of these seem to
>be the long term solution.
>
>I am new to Linux but have learned a tremendous amount
>through online HOWTO's since starting this project in
>November. 
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Nick Fenger
>Math/Science Teacher and "The guy who does the
>computer stuff" 
>Trillium Charter School
>Portland, OR


David N. Trask
Technology Teacher/Coordinator
Vassalboro Community School
dtrask at vcs.u52.k12.me.us
(207)923-3100