Users can have their home directory on their own
local system or on a remote file server. The advantage of keeping
all users’ home directories on one file server is that you
can back up all the accounts at one time.
If a user’s home directory is on a remote
server, you may want to create a minimal home directory on the local
system so that a user can still log into the local system if the server
is down. For information on whether you should share users’
home and mail directories, see the HP-UX System Administrator’s
Guide: Overview.
See “Adding a User to Several Systems: A Case Study” for steps to create a home directory
on a remote system.
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