Networking user account from eMac to use ONLY files from iMac??

Here's the deal:
I have a iMac G5 10.4 that is networked with a eMac 1.25ghz 10.4 through a LAN.
What I'm trying to do is configure two of the users on the eMac to only be able to access the files on the iMac so we can avoid multiple versions of the same files.
How do I do this?
I've already attempted to do it through the user limitations (parental controls) but there weren't enough options to allow the user to only find files on the iMac.
Please help!!
Many thanks!
iMac g5 + eMac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Elijah,
I'm not quite sure what it is you want to do; you must be more specific. Are you saying that you want eMac users to have HOME folders (and thus files) on the iMac, and the iMac only? This is possible, but it is very complicated and problematic.
Scott

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