What you're looking for is rather rsync. If you don't have and/or want ethernet then you can configure plip (parallel port ip) for the transfers.
Jo > hi ya matt > > create/have a home server..... > > home.domain_name.com:/home/<users_stuff> > > on each other client machine.... > automount that users home dir into the client box... > > there are good and bad things to doing it this way... > - ie ...if the home server dies...everybody is dead... > > with roamin users....you don't have much choice.... > unless users only sit on particular machines...than > teh problem gets simpler and more reliable... > but complicates login passwd stuff > > have fun > alvin > > On 6 Jun 2000, Matt Emmett wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > This is question for those users that have a deskop machine and a > > laptop... do you have any suggestions for making the life of a roaming > > user easier? Most importantly, how does one keep their home > > directories "synced"? > > > > Thanks for any comments, > > Matt > > > > PS, please send a copy of any responses to me, as I'm not currently > > subscribed to this list. > > > > > > --
