>Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Linux network for local library? > >Sounds like you're looking for something along the lines of Linux >Terminal Server Project: http://www.ltsp.org. These days, a good i5 or >i7 based machine could easily deal with a handful of clients. You >could even send all your net traffic through Squid+SquidGuard if you >had to deal with requirments for filtering on the same box. A simple >rsync between your primary system and standby computer for redundancy, >add a heartbeat program for automated failover. Toss in something like >CrashPlan for offsite and onsite backup and all bases should be more >or less covered. Yeah, maybe the cloud server is a bit premature. Just a local box will probably do it. > >How do you want ot deal with accounts? Are you looking at local >accounts, or did you want to do something more complex like LDAP, >Active Directory, Open Directory, etc? Just accounts. > >Do you want users to actaully log into the system under a user, or do >they only need to hit a web portal to authenticate? I want them to have a real Linux account. >Should patrons be able to access USB flash drives attached to thin >clients, or will any files created be stored on the server and only >accessable through your system, or do you want to only have termporay >files that are cleared when the user logs off? They'd have their own storage, settings, customizations, etc. Actually, I've suggested this to the library . . . and I'll wait for a response before I start doing anything. Thanks for all your info -- so far. Olwe GM,MN