[TriLUG] Common home directory

[Brian McCullough]

On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 02:32:32AM -0400, Scott G. Hall wrote:
> I would like to enlist your opinions here.  What files or directories
> would you consider safe for sharing across disparate linux, unix, and
> other {a-hem, MS} environments?  I am trying to properly map across
> RedHat, Ubuntu, SuSE, Solaris, Knoppix, Mandriva, FreeBSD, UnixWare,
> WinXP, Vista, and so on, each using different GUI environments and
> window managers, different productivity software, and browser and email
> programs (though Firefox and Thunderbird predominate).  


Perhaps the first thing to be aware of when you start this project is
UID differences.  Different distributions have different concepts of UID
assignment, so if you just go by the default setting for each, you WILL
be messed up. ( technical term )



Brian