-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It would appear that on Sep 20, Nifty Hat Mitch did say: > > On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 03:49:46AM +0200, Markus Huber wrote: > > >Sorry, yes, I meant mounting *as* /home/username, so not only my docs > > >but also all the config directories (/home/.*) get shared between the > > >machines (not simultaneously, of course). Any idea why mounting an > > >external drive as /home/username isn't possible? > > > > Maybe it is possible. I suppose during installation Fedora has to > > recognize the external disk so that it can get the mountpoint /home. If > > that is possible, then there is no problem using an external drive as > > /home directory. > > A portable home dir is sort of a chicken egg thing. > > If you login and $HOME as established in /etc/passwd > is not there bad things happen. In some systems you will > be given / or /tmp as a home dir. In other systems you > cannot login at all. > > If you login then plug an automounted home dir then > where you are was just overlain by the portable filesystem > and files that are open may continue (inode open under mount point) > but lots the .files for login are not those you now see. > Just a thought. If the OP is going to do this then wouldn't it be a good idea to come up with an acceptable stripped down to minimal copy of the "~/" directories, containing only the " ~/\.*" user configuration files [possibly with noticeably different desktop settings and user prompt strings] Placing them in the root filesystems /home directory. If the "Portable" home device uses /home as a mount point, the only time the user should see the minimal fall back version of the ~/ directory would be if the portable home device wasn't mounted. This way the different desktop and prompt settings should help the user notice the fact that something went wrong with the mounting process. While still allowing for SOME user access to still work. It's just an idea, but I think it would be useful if the device didn't mount. If I'm wrong, perhaps someone would kindly enlighten me as to where I erred? <g> ################################################################# # gpg sig for: Joe (theWordy) Philbrook <JtWdyP@xxxxxxxx> (:-0% # # You can find my public gpg key at http://pgpkeys.mit.edu/ # ################################################################# -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBUgfdRZ/61mwhY94RAkcaAKCBiqVI7NiiHT5FsIdPGG+DTsoc6wCfVj/F 9H7XGqQq65X5mx/OJZYCyW8= =Eewu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- | --- --- | Joe (theWordy) Philbrook <o> <o> | J(tWdy)P ^ | <<jtwdyp@xxxxxxxx>> /---\ "bla bla bla..." | \___/ "...and bla..." At least I know my mouth is running, I just can't find the off button!
