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Well, yes and no. In a domain MacOS X can utilize the /machines directory to resolve hostnames to IPs, but other OSs would be blind to it. (Think of it like NIS in this regard). So, on an internal network you could use it a bit, but not for general purpose name resolution.

jpb: >>I'd very much like to hear more details, Henry.<< Ok, I'll have to whip something up to post or a link to a website (it'll get long). Unfortunately, that may take some time since NorthPoint was my DSL provider 8-(. Give me some time and I'll provide a link. >>I have a question...

Yeah, I know (sigh), it's a pain, but only because not everyone has the same setup. If you had a series of NFS mounts that were uniform (say in a large NetInfo environment), then the links work just fine. They just need to include the full hostname and path (i.e. MyFile links to...

strobe: Why do you think multiple partitions wastes space? Generally the smaller the partition, the smaller the block size (ok, ok, not as much of an issue with HFS+ & UFS, but still...). Also, I use multiple partitions (well, not THAT many) to segregate OS X & 9 - that way if I have to...

vihung- 1. How can I get Linux to bind to a NetInfo domain for authentication? A. You don't. NetInfo is currently a MacOS X-only technology; however, I do remember PADL (www.padl.com) was working on a port for Linux. Check them out and see how far along they are. and somewhat related...

I believe you could do this in your personal .tcshrc: unalias ll alias ll ... Also, the way the script initialization files are setup they will look in ~/Library/init/tcsh for a series of files such as: aliases.mine environment.mine There are others, but you can uses these to...

Linux & X don't do things the same - you might want to check out one of the BSD-based web sites for that kind of data. Also realize that OS X does thigns a bit different than the others BSDs, so be careful. A simpler way to do what you what is to boot into single-user mode (hold down...

2 part response: 1. gumse - no problem, glad I could help. 2. scruffy - you asked for it ;-) What you want is to create a two-level NetInfo domain. Basically, NetInfo allows you to divide management of your resources into hierarchical groups called domains. You can use these...

Ah the joys of NetInfo... ;-) The /etc/exports isn't used in X. Instead it stores that information in a binary database called NetInfo. You use the NetInfo Manager.app in /Applications/Utilities to make the changes. Now using NetInfo Manager is not for the faint of heart; it isn't very...

Well...I wouldn't hold my breath for that to come online. It could just be cruft left over from the old code base that just hasn't been cleaned up. Just my opinion... -Henry

Sadly no it isn't possible. NXHosting requires some services that aren't there anymore (i.e. Display Postscript). I too have lamented its passing (and the fact that there isn't a replacement). I guess we're stuck with the clunky Timbuktu and its ilk.

Try this from Terminal: defaults write com.apple.dock orientation Right -hjs

The easiest way to work with NetInfo is to use /Applications/Utilities/NetInfo Manager. I agree that NetInfo is hard to find data on, but hopefully that will change in time. As far as integration with NIS, take a look at the man page for lookupd. This is the actual daemon that querries NetInfo...