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From: Lares Moreau <lares.moreau@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to do "account management" across multiple Unix boxes?
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:43:10
Message-Id: 1137011362.8833.8.camel@localhost
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] How to do "account management" across multiple Unix boxes? by John Jolet
1 On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 13:57 -0600, John Jolet wrote:
2 > > Given the name of a couple key packages and/or web links, I think I
3 > > could figure the rest out.
4 > openldap is one way
5 > kerberos is another (don't pick this one)
6 > nis or YP is another
7 > I prefer openldap, but be warned, all of these methods are fairly
8 > non-trivial
9 > depending on your experience level.
10
11 A more trivial way to do it (although potentially insecure)...
12
13 Setup on box as the 'master', and have a cron script scp the appropriate
14 files to the other boxen. THis will keep consistency of name, passwd,
15 uid,gid, home etc., etc.
16
17 Not a solution for large or security consious environments, but a
18 working solution for Home.
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