Re: [Thinstation-developer] multiple user configuration files

[Mike E. <thi...@gm...>]

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Ravi Modi <rav...@ya...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am using thinstation 2.2.2h and booting from local installed DOM.  This
> thin client unit is being used by multiple users having different set of
> configurations. I have created local thinstation.conf.user file, but it is
> common for all users. Is it possible to have different .conf.user file
> depending on user login name or through any other parameters which can be
> input while booting.  I want to keep single initrd image file.

No. This would compromise the entire idea of a stateless machine and
hence why you would run a thin client in the first place.
A TV set or a water tap doesn't require knowledge of the user either.
User setup and configuration is supposed to be at the server level.

The closest you a get is to move thinstation.conf.user to a USB stick
and supply all users with an individual stick. Have fun administer
that :-)

However, if you user's aren't technical morons (and 99% actually is)
it does make some sense with a thinstation.conf.user on a stick as you
can move your STORAGE_PATH to the stick too and have a very primitive
version of smart card like solution.

Mike

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