Keeping configs, user ids, groups and passwords consistent across Linux-servers
Solution 1:
Any proper answer is going to more or less boil down to this:
- Keep configs in a config management system. These can also handle package installation and upgrades. (Puppet, Chef, etc.)
- Use some sort of centralized database for user and group information. (LDAP, Kerberos, NIS, etc.)
- Use shared storage for
/home. (NFS is the most frequently-used method here)