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Glenn Davy wrote:

> Hi All
> I have a linux 'server', (I call it this because its got the biggest HDD and
> hosts my CVS, as well as being the machine that masquerades for the others
> to the net) & some workstations. I want to set one of these up as a linux
> wrkstation.
>
> Is is possible, sane , or even common practice to mount my 'servers' usr,
> bin,  and home and other directories as directories on this machine and run
> my binaries across my network saving diskspace?
>
> Is it best to use nfs or smb to do this?
> Thanks
> Glenn

Possible ?? - Yes, check out the NFS-ROOT-HOWTO, if it can be done on /, it
will most possible on /usr.

Sane ?? - Depends on your net throughput and how much you are willing to
sacriifice in performance.

Common ?? - Well, /home is common, diskless client is common, /usr is mandate
in diskless, so it is common by association.

Linux to Linux should use NFS. You may want to look into automount as well.

Regit.