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If you are worried about the users getting the ldap bind password - then |
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why on earth would you bother with NIS? NIS has no password to block |
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binding at all! At least ldap has a binding password... |
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, Leandro Melo de Sales wrote: |
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> Hi! |
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> I configured my gentoo server box to authenticate users through LDAP |
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> (nsswicth+pam_ldap). Everything are working fine and now I want to run |
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> a ypserv and as a result I want the nis clients authenticating against |
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> my server. I following the instructions in |
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> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Setup_NIS but the clients (gentoo and |
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> ubuntu boxes) don't find the ypserver, any clue? |
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> I was planning to make the clients authentication directly to LDAP |
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> server, but in this case I have to install pam_ldap and create a |
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> /etc/ldap.conf and put ldap bindpw into this file or in |
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> /etc/ldap.secret. Even if I protect it with 600 the use can get this |
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> file installing a windows application (the client machines have dual |
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> boot) that read ext3 partitions and read the files, finally getting |
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> the bindpw. Any comment about this? Am I thinking wrong about that? |
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> Thank you. BTW, all suggestion will be greatfully accepted. |
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> Leandro. |
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Bryan Whitehead |
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