On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Hubert Chan wrote: > >>>>> "Paladin" == Paladin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > [...] > > Paladin> can the root account be centralized too? > > I don't know if it can or not, but it is probably not a good idea. > Consider what happens if your LDAP server goes down for some reason. So > you say to yourself, "OK, I'll just log in as root, and .... Doh! Can't > log in because the LDAP server is down."
Not to mention the security implications. Imagine one of someone finds out the root password. Suddenly all your machines are compromised. I have 3 machines at home up and running 24/7 and the root password is different on all of them. Andrew Whether you think you can, Or whether you think you can't, You are right -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
