Re: Single sign-on suggestions?

On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:16:12 +0100
"Eamonn Sullivan" <eamonn.sullivan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[snip]
What I probably should do is abandon Samba entirely and just go with
NFS, but that has its own level of (arguably unnecessary) complexity.

The only real problem with nfs is that it's a PITA to set up on mac osx.
An alternative for using mac with an ubuntu/linux network is to use
sftp/ssh.

There's a mac app for this called "Fugu" - see
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/15693

The interface is IMO far inferior to either Nautilus' or Konqueror's
built-in ssh/sftp/fish functions, but it may be worth a look for you.

There is a so-called "freeware" program for setting up nfs on mac OS-X
which I found some time ago using google, but it is infuriating nagware.

The alternative for setting up nfs in OS-X is to fiddle endlessly with
config options which the Mac people have apparently decided to make as
obscure as possible. Setting up NFS on Linux is a doddle by comparison.

Peter

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