Mac network with Linux file server

We currently have Windows XP machines networked to a Linux server via Samba. I know if we switch to Mac, I can still use Samba for file sharing, but how do I back up user data? Currently, we use roaming profiles in XP, so users' My Documents, etc get backed up to the server when they log out. Is there some sort of equivalent for Macs?

naeb wrote:
We currently have Windows XP machines networked to a Linux server via Samba. I know if we switch to Mac, I can still use Samba for file sharing, but how do I back up user data? Currently, we use roaming profiles in XP, so users' My Documents, etc get backed up to the server when they log out. Is there some sort of equivalent for Macs?
There is an equivalent, but you need to be running LDAP and your users need to log on using that LDAP identity. (But that may be what you are already doing...)
See http://mattfleming.com/node/190 for details. If you search the web you'll find more information on how to do it. (It can be done with SAMBA for instance). It is complicated. You might also ask in the Mac OS X Server forum.

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