Brian, > One server hosts the filespace, the three workstations mount /home and > /shares (common storage area) at boot, and it all just works, with very > little tuning. I have ldap to point the user directories out, and I'm > very happy with it: I can 'spoof' a user locally to do a quick fix, and > anyone in the house can use any machine they like. I can understand how the user directories work, but how do you manage the sharing of /etc/passwd, /etc/group, /etc/shadow etc ? Jonathan