Distributed file system

[Jonathan Allen]

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