FW: slightly-OT: centralized user management

From: David Christensen (dpchrist_at_holgerdanske.com)
Date: 07/30/05

  • Next message: James Vahn: "Re: any sleek way to downgrade sid to sarge?" 
    To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 20:57:12 -0700

    Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
    > But there was nothing about getting a "roaming profile" type of setup.

    Roaming Profiles and Offline Folders are different Windows features. You need
    domain networking and Windows Server (2003, maybe 2k) to enable the former, but
    only Workgroup networking and a workstation Windows (XP Pro, XP Home?, Win2k?)
    to do the later (also works with Domain networking).

    I've heard of Unix implementations of the equivalent of Roaming Profiles (Sun?
    HP?), and may have used such on an HP graphics terminal, but I never roamed.
    There's probably an open-source equivalent out there.

    The closed *nix thing to Offline Folders that I've heard of is rsync. CVS can
    provide similar functionality, and is more robust/ careful in the face of
    collisions. I've used Offline Folders and administered laptops with it, and I
    don't like it.

    My $0.02,

    David 

    -- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org 
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
  • Next message: James Vahn: "Re: any sleek way to downgrade sid to sarge?"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: FW: slightly-OT: centralized user management
      ... > Roaming Profiles and Offline Folders are different Windows features. ... Windows networking, so I don't know what all the correct terminology is. ... > The closed *nix thing to Offline Folders that I've heard of is rsync. ... rsync is used to copy the $HOME contents from the server. ...
      (Debian-User)
    • User Profile Loads Real Slow
      ... don't need offline folders. ... Any advice to speed things ... New install of XP and Norton 2004 ... >I recently had to do a complete reinstall of my Windows ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain)
    • Re: Missing Offline folder tab
      ... if there are any Policies set for Offline folders. ... Windows XP Shell/User ... Windows XP Troubleshooting ... > Ramesh, Microsoft MVP ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
    • XP Home Addition added to a Domain
      ... It has no Domain Networking ... unfortunately it's called Windows XP Pro. ... >A collegue of mine in work has a laptop running Windows ... >computer to a domain by installing a patch etc? ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
    • offline folders wont synchronize
      ... When I attempt to utilize the offline folders in Outlook ... 2002 (Windows 2000 OS) I receive the following error when ... Task 'Microsoft Exchange Server' reported error ... If I disable offline file use I ...
      (microsoft.public.outlook)