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Re: Diskless Network - /me confused



Ken Yap writes:
> >The clients would be using bootdisks (they do have a floppy) to connect
> >to the server. The clients are then supposed to mount their root on the
> >server, and it's here the confusion starts. Where will this root be?
> >Will other users be able to access this? Will this root have its own
> >/dev so that the client can access its own hardware (like cdrom)? 
> >If yes, will other clients be able to access the other clients /dev?
> 
> Each client should have their own root "partition". They should not
> share /devs, but clients can share /bin, /sbin, /lib and any other
> files (via hard links on the server) that are not client
> specific. Most /devs are similar, but there may be differences and
> anyway the directory just consists of entries which take up very
> little space.

However, having separate /dev directories means you can't easily share
the same root directory.

Of course, this isn't an issue with devfs:
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/kernel-patches.html


				Regards,

					Richard....
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