setting up user accounts

[DedeMole]

I have 1 solaris8 server with 2 user accounts on it... I also have 2 workstations with Solaris8 no users (other then root). I'm using NIS+ to authenticat the users (i guess)... Now on the workstations I auto mounted (went it to auto_home) the home directory of the user from the server so when I log on the workstation I get the server home directory of the user. this works... But all I shared on the server was the this user's home directory... So when I try to run software that is only on the server it can't find it... Not sure what to do??? Should I share all the directories OR should I make the workstations like dumb terminals.... And if I go with dumb terminals how do I set those up??? OR is there an even better way of working this??? Please help anyone.....

 

[mattrumik]

I think I would share the application dirs too;
makes updates etc. very easy.

matt

 

[lfoata]

Create a file system with the applications you want to share and then share that file system. You could use /export as a shared file system. Too bad I.T. is not cash business

Luc Foata
Unix sysadmin, Oracle DBA

 

[DedeMole]

thank all I think it worked.... I put all the server apps in one folder then shared that folder, then automounted that folder on the clients.... So does that mean the apps are running with the servers processors or the clients??

 

[mattrumik]

mounted on the clients, so the client is reading the files, so the app is running on the client CPU. Otherwise you need client server program, or Web Application or such.

Good to hear it worked

matt