Re: Linux clients in network - experiences?

From: Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder (avbidder_at_fortytwo.ch)
Date: 03/20/04

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Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 23:56:39 +0100

    Yo!

    On Saturday 20 March 2004 14.45, Cedric Ware wrote:
    > > [debian-security CC:ed since people there certainly have experience in
    > > the 'Server/network set up' section below. Please don't crosspost when
    > > you reply.
    >
    > Well, what about people subscribed to only one list but interested in both
    > aspects of your message? :-)

    They can always read the list archive :-)
    [replying to both - I dunno which list you are on.]

    > The main point I'd think of and that you may have missed would be software
    > installation and maintenance. Don't assume it's something you only do once

    I wasn't mentioning it because I saw a thread or two discussing this a few
    months back, so I have quite a few pointers from there.

    > http://www.infrastructures.org/
    bookmarked - didn't know it.

    > This doesn't solve the problem of installing new software / updating the
    > configuration on multiple machines. A shared /usr/local can help for
    > non-packaged software and for part of the configuration (symlinks from /etc
    > for selected files). For the rest, one could use a special .deb whose
    > installation scripts and dependency list makes the necessary changes, but
    > alas I've not tried it yet.

    I've been doing the custom config .deb thing on a few machines, but not for
    long. I feel this can solve a lot of problems.

    > Of course, you had better make sure not to be the only one who understands
    > the system, unless you intend to work there forever with no vacations.

    :-)

    [NFS]
    > Perhaps it can be secured if all traffic on
    > your network is IPsec-based?

    I'm thinking about that - it would also solve most wifi-router and plugged-in
    laptop problems.

    > > - what is the color of my briefs?
    > White and blue, separated along a diagonal?

    I'm from Basel, though, and just in Zürich because I have to (well, might be
    that my girlfriend has something to do with it, too).

    Thanks & greets
    -- vbi 

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