Tiny Core Linux

General TC => General TC Talk => Topic started by: Zendrael on January 23, 2013, 06:37:09 PM

Title: Core as LTSP Server
Post by: Zendrael on January 23, 2013, 06:37:09 PM

Hello all!

I have plans to use Core as a LTSP server on a small office but a question came up: If I use the NetBooting method mentioned on the Wiki, won't be the final result the same as a LTSP Server?

If it ends being the same (sort of), them the remaining question will be: how to put a graphical login manager to the users and share more than one location in the server? (the wiki shows only a single shared nfs)

The only way that I worked with LTSP was with Mandriva and Ubuntu but now I think that Core is enough for everything!

Thanks!

Title: Re: Core as LTSP Server
Post by: gerald_clark on January 23, 2013, 09:54:23 PM

With separate pxe config files, each machine can have its own nfs share.
Also, additional shares can be mounted in bootlocal.sh.

Title: Re: Core as LTSP Server
Post by: Zendrael on January 26, 2013, 07:29:50 AM

Hello Gerald_Clark!

This way I can have various home directories in the server, right? If I make the /etc/skel persistent on server, it will load the default config for each user when created, right?

I need to have specific user spaces on the server and a public space accessed for everyone.

If I have one single Win7 machine on the network (to read/write the public space), I have to use samba or there is some way to make nfs work for it too?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Core as LTSP Server
Post by: Rich on January 26, 2013, 09:28:49 AM

Hi Zendrael

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If I have one single Win7 machine on the network (to read/write the public space), I have to use samba or there is some way to make nfs work for it too?

Google  windows7 nfs client.  Your available options are a function of which version of Win7 you are running.