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Howard Coakley wrote: > > > I am intending to use SUSE to act a a fileserver for a home network of 4 > > Win98 boxes. > > Why not just convert the whole lot to linux ???? > > Cos the kids learn Microsoft at school and turning them into into Linux > advocates at their age is not likely to help them with their education. Maybe, although there is nothing like another example of something to help you sort out the essential ideas from the fluff. They might grow up thinking computers always had GUI's, that folders look like strange things you find in archaic filing cabinets, that all software is a blackbox that does something mysterious with faults you can't fix or get fixed.... Try explaining that not so long ago most people didn't use computers in there day to day life - you do remember it don't you? My dad being a Cabury's man was using computers at work early on, but they were the exception then. I'm assuming of course you remember such a time, I'm a bit young, although not many people used them during the 3 day week, and I remember the power cuts just. > > I want to give each user a space of approx 3 gigs and will also > > probably try to make a dos batch file which will mirror their win 'my docs > > folders within this space during client startup. > > Why not just locate their "my documents" folder on their "home" drive... and > mount it as H: ?? this is exactly how i work it... works a dream... > > Well, I want this to work as a backup - not as a one copy only server. Microsoft Briefcase may do this - although I'd probably try out rsync for Windows. > > Q: As these will mainly be win32 mirrors, is it sensible to make > > 4 separate _fat_ partitions on my linux box - instead of ext2 > > partitions for each user. As Alex says - no - just use ext2 - or maybe ReiserFS for faster recovery if they switch it off. -- Are you using the Internet to best effect ? www.eighth-layer.com Tel: +44(0)1395 232769 ICQ: 116952768 Moderated discussion of teleworking at news:uk.business.telework -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.