You could create a shared root configuration. That would mean that all cluster nodes use the same user database per concept. have a look at http://open-sharedroot.org/ for details. Mark On Friday 07 September 2007 20:48:02 Alexandre Racine wrote: > So, if I use the GFS, all UID and GID must be the same on all servers of > the cluster, right? > > > Alexandre Racine > Projets spéciaux > 514-461-1300 poste 3304 > alexandre.racine@xxxxxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx on behalf of James Fait > Sent: Fri 2007-09-07 11:16 > To: linux clustering > Subject: Re: users... > > Alexandre Racine wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'll install my first SGE soon! Only two little problems and there we go. > > > > One of them is users. In the docs, it stipulate : "Ensure that all users > > of the grid engine system have the same user names on all submit and > > execution hosts." > > > > That's good, but do we need to have passwordless login between servers or > > it is not needed? Or another question would be, how do you manage user > > accounts on all the cluster servers? > > > > > > > > > > > > Alexandre Racine > > Projets spéciaux > > 514-461-1300 poste 3304 > > alexandre.racine@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > Linux-cluster mailing list > > Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster > > The easiest way is to set up Fedora Directory Services or equivalent for > LDAP authentication. That way you do all user administration at one point. > > Sincerely > > James Fait, Ph.D. > Beamline Scientist, SER-CAT > APS, ANL -- Gruss / Regards, Dipl.-Ing. Mark Hlawatschek http://www.atix.de/ http://www.open-sharedroot.org/ ** ATIX Informationstechnologie und Consulting AG Einsteinstr. 10 85716 Unterschleissheim Deutschland/Germany -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster
