On 2014-04-01 00:00, Joe Zeff wrote:
On 03/31/2014 09:01 PM, Robin Laing wrote:
I use a basic /home on the root drive with each users directory mounted to their username mount point.
So each user has their own partition? Do you also use LVM so that you can create/resize or remove them as needed? That's an interesting idea.
No, I don't use LVM. Had a drive issue with LVM a few years ago and it was a nightmare to get around. Turned me off of LVM since. Know others that have also been burned by LVM.
With the costs of drives today, I just provide LOTS of space. If they need more, then I add more in a sub directory that they need it in.
Small system, few users, not a major management problem.
It is easy to move to a new/different partition if needed.
Using this technique and pam_mount, you can also setup, per user encrypted partitions. Extra security if needed.
I have been using this idea for over 10 years and other than an LVM headache, it has been no problem.
Robin