[Owncloud] Multiple personas or profiles across multiple servers?

Matt Wilkie matt.wilkie at gov.yk.ca
Mon May 13 21:58:21 UTC 2013


Hi Frank,

> And the mobile client support to connect to different ownClouds at the same time. The Desktop clients will support this very soon.

This the scenario I was thinking of, one client, several servers. Good 
to know it's coming soon!

thanks,

matt wilkie
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On 13/05/2013 1:43 PM, Frank Karlitschek wrote:
> Hi matt,
>
> there are several different option to do that if I understood your question correctly.
>
> A user can have different accounts on the same server of course.
> Beside that a user or an admin can mount an ownCloud into another one with the external filesystems support. This can than access as one big "virtual" directory tree.
>
> And the mobile client support to connect to different ownClouds at the same time. The Desktop clients will support this very soon.
>
> So there are a lot of different options.
>
> I hope that answers your questions.
>
> Frank
>
>
>
>
> On 13.05.2013, at 22:27, Matt Wilkie <matt.wilkie at gov.yk.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> We're researching different Dropbox-like means of synchronizing across disparate offices and machines. Owncloud is looking quite attractive thus far. One of the themes I haven't seen discussed yet, though perhaps I'm just using the wrong search phrases, is that of multiple personas or profiles.
>>
>> For example can a single user sync files with colleagues at work, extra-cirrucular hobby projects, as well as family, and have each "box" come from different owncloud servers?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> -- 
>> matt wilkie
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>> Geomatics Analyst
>> Information Management and Technology
>> Yukon Department of Environment
>> 10 Burns Road * Whitehorse, Yukon * Y1A 4Y9
>> 867-667-8133 Tel * 867-393-7003 Fax
>> http://environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/geomatics/
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