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On Wednesday 22 October 2003 06:38, Kai Hendry wrote: > On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 12:30:24AM +0000, Adrian Midgley wrote: > > Linux is easier to ghost one installation and then just change a > > password and name and IP on each machine than is any NT-based suystem > > - the SID > > Eeek! You are thinking like a Windows user! > > Use NFS (or the Network). Authenticate to a server. I think you are on a different wavelength there. DHCP and LDAP could be used to give a new machine an identity as it first appears on the network after being installed, certainly. And, as far as i can see, this _cannot_ be done with Windows. (Because each Windows installation gets a unique SID as it is made, and demands someone read the EULA and so on.) I might be worng on this, some of the mass installation stuff is obviously quite effective. -- From the Linux desktops of Dr Adrian Midgley http://www.defoam.net/ -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.