Connecting to Directory Server¶

The most interesting calculate-client package is if you have Directory Server. In this case, you can store all settings centrally. To communicate with the server, server must has calculate-server package. You can use Calculate Directory Server, which includes calculate-server package.

User session in this case is adjusted with account of working applications on server. To access the settings, your desktop workstation, enter in domain.

We use terminology similar to Windows NT, because in many respects the principle of operation is similar. You can connect to the server as Windows workstation, and Linux workstation. Both systems have access to shared resources on the server, network services, as well keep desktop settings of user.

To enter in the domain need to perform follow actions:

1. Configure samba on server using manual.
2. Set password on server for client user, having performed the command:
   

   cl-passwd --smb client samba
   

3. Enter a computer in the domain. To do this, register on the client machine (CLD) as root and execute:
   

   cl-client HOST
   

   
   Enter client user password, specified earlier. Instead, the network server name, you can use its IP address. You can check the server availability by ping HOST command.

Entered password is cached on client system in /var/calculate/calculate.env file:

[client]
cl_remote_host = HOST
cl_remote_pw = password

• Mounts network resource /var/calculate/remote.
• Connects server directory users, having configured /etc/pam.d/system-auth, /etc/nsswitch.conf files and etc.
• Prepares /home, mounting over it /var/calculate/calculate-home local directory to avoid conflicts with local users data.
• Adds himself to the startup for perform the server availability check and the system configuration at boot.