Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] A lab with Linux or Windows

[Rick Buford <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Mike Miller wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
> >2) A user will find all his files in his workspace no matter which
> >computer he/she logs onto (in Linux this is done using NFS).
>
> Put the workspace on a remote drive and have every machine mount the same
> drive.  This can be done in windows.  (My Computer - Tools - Map Network
> Drive...)

Actually, if by "workspace" he's referring to the user's desktop 
environment, he'd be back to the roaming profiles that Camden mentioned. 
My experiences with roaming profiles combined with the word of mouth 
I've heard supports Camden's "don't do it, it ain't worth it" sentiment. 
If it's just a matter of filespace, then mounting a drive, preferrably 
via a login script, would be the way to go.

>
>
> >3) Be able to run a script on a remote computer that will stop or start
> >a background process on each computer in the Lab.

Actually, pstools 
(http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pstools.shtml) will do this 
with no modification of the system. Pretty useful stuff in a Winblows 
environment.

>
> I don't know about that one.
>
> Mike

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