Fwd: Re: Fwd: [K12OSN] eduduntu and samba/ldap PDC

[Randall Swift]

David, there was nothing in your post. Were you just supporting what Matt
said or did you mean to say something? I will not be able to try this till
Wednesday, I will keep you posted. Thanks


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writes:
>
>
>David N. Trask
>Technology Teacher/Director
>Vassalboro Community School
>dtrask at vcsvikings.org
>(207)923-3100
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>
>Hi Randy,
>
>No, you definitely don't want to rerun the smbldap-installer. You just
>need to edit /etc/exports on your server and specify that the iBook's
>IP address can mount /home, and you need to edit /etc/fstab on the
>iBook and tell it to mount /home from the Samba/LDAP server.
>
>The formats of these files are documented all over the Internet and in
>man pages. :) ('man fstab' and 'man exports')
>
>You'll probably need to install nfs-common and portmap on the iBook,
>and maybe an NFS server on the Samba/LDAP system.
>
>--matt
>
>>> I have edubuntu on an ibook and it is authenticating to my samba/ldap
>>PDC
>>> (feora 5). I thought it was also mounting the home directory but it was
>>> only creating a local home. I think when I first setup my PDC and ran
>>the
>>> installer script I answered no to the question about Linux needing to
>>> mount homes. Can I rerun the script or can I edit the smb.conf file to
>>get
>>> these ibooks (edubuntu 6.10) to mount the home directory? If I can just
>>> edit some files which ones do I change?  My PDC is in production and I
>>am
>>> leary of rerunning the script. Thoughts? Thanks.
>>> 
>>> Randy Swift
>>> Network Administrator
>>> Leavitt Area High School
>>> Turner, Maine 04282
>>> (207)225-3533
>>> swift at msad52.k12.me.us
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Randy Swift
Network Administrator
Leavitt Area High School
Turner, Maine 04282
(207)225-3533
swift at msad52.k12.me.us