> > in theory, you should be able to mount a shared /usr partition via > >NFS; saving disk space and admin hassles. as such, you need to be able to > >boot without it, in case of emergency. > > I would strongly reccommend against this. NFS is spoofable, so anything which > contains OS type material should be local. Yes, it's feasible, but don't do it. well, yes. :) I know very well that NFS is a security problem, and shouldn't be used on systems exposed to the Internet. for some things, which are on a 'mostly trusted' network, it's really handy tho. :) I mean to try out AFS and Intermezzo one of these days; and see how well they replace NFS. AFS uses Kerberos for authentication; I don't know anythong about Intermezzo. Carl Soderstrom -- Network Engineer Real-Time Enterprises (952) 943-8700