On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:29:16 +0300, Hristo Brachkov
<hristob@spam.no> wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have the following question:
>
> We have UNIX machines that run HP-UNIX 11.00 and Solaris 9 connected in the
> same network. The server is HP machine where the home directories are
> physically located. Of course I would like to have the same home
> directories, same user names and corresponding IDs on the Solaris machine so
> the home directory is mounted there.
>
> The problem is that it seems the password files and user group files are a
> bit different and if they are distributed from HP to Solaris the users
> cannot log on Solaris machine. This is the first problem. However if I
> manually change the password on Solaris machine I can log.
>
Install NIS on both machines.
> Then it comes the second problem - after I have logged on Solaris the
> settings of my HP desktop environment are overwritten, so next time I log to
> HP machine my desktop looks a bit strange, i.e. different than in my
> previous HP session (not commenting that the workspace customization is
> gone).
>
The simplest solution would be to always log into one box, and use ssh
to run applications on the other. Or you could create ~/hp and ~/solaris
directories, and write a .xsession script to check the hostname and make
symbolic links...
> Do you have any idea if those problems can be resolved ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hristo
>

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