[Linux-cluster] users...

[Rick Stevens]

On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 14:48 -0400, Alexandre Racine wrote:
> So, if I use the GFS, all UID and GID must be the same on all servers
> of the cluster, right?

Yes.  They'll all see the same filesystem, so if the UID/GIDs don't
match across all systems, you'll have permissions and file ownership
problems.

> -----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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