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diff --git a/contrib/linux-2.0-transname.lsm b/contrib/linux-2.0-transname.lsm deleted file mode 100644 index 4a5909689..000000000 --- a/contrib/linux-2.0-transname.lsm +++ /dev/null @@ -1,93 +0,0 @@ -Xref: news.nsw.CSIRO.AU comp.os.linux.announce:2827 -Path: news.nsw.CSIRO.AU!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.ececs.uc.edu!newsrelay.netins.net!newsfeed.dacom.co.kr!arclight.uoregon.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!liw.clinet.fi!usenet -From: schoebel@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (Thomas Schoebel-Theuer) -Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce -Subject: linux-2.0.21-transname - Patch for easier pool administration -Followup-To: comp.os.linux.misc -Date: 30 Oct 1996 10:53:38 GMT -Organization: Informatik, Uni Stuttgart, Germany -Lines: 76 -Approved: linux-announce@news.ornl.gov (Lars Wirzenius) -Message-ID: <pgpmoose.199610301253.4416@liw> -NNTP-Posting-Host: liw -X-Auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.os.linux.announce - iQBVAwUBMnczrjiesvPHtqnBAQEO6gH/WRtFpTPyVtwi0cFVPZ1Xhn8cvfb6i3mk - LQY2kgpAPquP2TeXYWb5Ta3HxqK15pR1AgaEy5BmPS6+66ixZFvKRQ== - =hhea - ------BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - -linux-2.0.21-transname.patch enables diskless clients, X-terminals etc to -mount the *root filesystem* of the server. This makes administration of -large pools *a lot* easier. - -Currently different diskless clients must have their root "/" on different -directories on the server, beause each client has _some_ different -configuration files. However, most administration files (typically about 99%) -have the same contents on the clients and on the server, but have to be -(and maintained separately) just because of the 1% differences. - -This duplication causes very large efforts in practice, since at least -the /etc directory has to be duplicated for every client. Even in /etc -many files are identical, for example sendmail.cf, initrc scripts and -others. Maintaining a large pool means to ensure coherence amoung the -duplicates. Classical methods like symlinks are unconvenient -for this task because they have to be valid in the view of mounted -filesystems at the client, not at the server. - -linux-2.0-transname.patch overcomes this problem by allowing filenames -to be context-dependend. For example, if you have a file "/etc/config" -that should differ on the hosts "myserver" and "myclient", you just -create two different files named "/etc/config#host=myserver#" and -"/etc/config#host=myclient#". On host "myserver", the file -"/etc/config#host=myserver#" will appear as if it were hardlinked to -file "/etc/config" (without the #...=...# suffix). On host "myclient", -the corresponding other file will appear as "/etc/config". So you -can access the right file contents under the same name, depending -on which host you are. - -As a result, you may use different contexts for e.g. /etc/fstab, but -have one shared /etc/passwd for all pool machines. So you don't need -yp or NYS any more. - -The kernel patch was developped for and is used at our Linux pool at the -University of Stuttgart with good results. Maintainance of the pool is -at a minimum, and adding new clients is a child's play. No worry with -keeping up mail configurations, newly installed tools, changed /etc/services, -/etc/shells, /etc/resolv.conf and many, many others. In contrast to a -sophisticated symlink solution, adding a new file to the /etc directory -is seen immediately by all clients. I never had less trouble with -administration before. - -I just uploaded the patch to - ftp://ftp.lmh.ox.ac.uk - where it should appear in /pub/linux-kernel-patch-archive/ -and also to - ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/Incoming/ - where it should be moved to /pub/Linux/kernel/patches/misc/ soon. - -More details can be found in the README there, and also in the -configure-help. - -Enjoy, - -- -- Thomas - - ------BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- -Version: 2.6.3i -Charset: noconv - -iQCVAwUBMnczhYQRll5MupLRAQHzuwP9HGYa4I3bZpt22Y3oQIwEKZGfvnaS5AaD -fVG8wOQ/T7Nrant9JtTktsTVlxGVlYVnziRY4c0ew2qExapK9FqY/ItN0NJXy5aT -a4eSkn86rp6Un7m90RK1xVY5AyVAq49Rdw2StGxr7uj+davnmg3Np+U0MiAILq91 -52jKGaR3fvc= -=LSD6 ------END PGP SIGNATURE----- - --- -This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. -http://www.iki.fi/liw/lars-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. -Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: linux-announce@news.ornl.gov -PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. -This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/liw/linux/cola.html |