[Linux-cluster] users...

[Mark Hlawatschek]

You could create a shared root configuration. That would mean that all cluster 
nodes use the same user database per concept.

have a look at http://open-sharedroot.org/ for details.

Mark

On Friday 07 September 2007 20:48:02 Alexandre Racine wrote:
> So, if I use the GFS, all UID and GID must be the same on all servers of
> the cluster, right?
>
>
> Alexandre Racine
> Projets spéciaux
> 514-461-1300 poste 3304
> alexandre.racine at mhicc.org
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-cluster-bounces at redhat.com on behalf of James Fait
> Sent: Fri 2007-09-07 11:16
> To: linux clustering
> Subject: Re: [Linux-cluster] users...
>
> Alexandre Racine wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'll install my first SGE soon! Only two little problems and there we go.
> >
> > One of them is users. In the docs, it stipulate : "Ensure that all users
> > of the grid engine system have the same user names on all submit and
> > execution hosts."
> >
> > That's good, but do we need to have passwordless login between servers or
> > it is not needed? Or another question would be, how do you manage user
> > accounts on all the cluster servers?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Alexandre Racine
> > Projets spéciaux
> > 514-461-1300 poste 3304
> > alexandre.racine at mhicc.org
> >
> >
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> The easiest way is to set up Fedora Directory Services or equivalent for
> LDAP authentication.  That way you do all user administration at one point.
>
> Sincerely
>
> James Fait, Ph.D.
> Beamline Scientist, SER-CAT
> APS, ANL



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