On 5/23/07, adam fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Kenneth, I would have to agree with Micheal, LDAP is really the way to go. I have set this up on a number of occasions and it really isn't that difficult. It makes bringing up new servers rather easy as well. Adam ----- Kenneth Burgener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe someone could point me in the right direction. I have several > Linux servers, and maintaining users and passwords individually > across > all of them is getting to be painful. So I am hoping to find a > "Linux > password server" option that I can manage all users and passwords > from. > Google didn't appear to be much help, and kept pointing me to using > Samba (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=linux+password+server). > I > have heard there are several security issues with the Windows > authentication, and it seems overkill to use a Windows based > authentication scheme in a pure Linux environment. Is there a > simple, > secure and lightweight Linux way of doing this (and by lightweight I > mean staying away from LDAP overkill as well). > > Any suggestions? > > If it helps, all of the servers are running Fedora Core 5 (64bit). > > Thanks, > Kenneth > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ -- Adam Fisher IT Coordinator CirclePix 801-318-4585 ext.6603 1-877-390-6630 ext.6603 /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
Realistically LDAP is probably the best way to go. What about that Fedora Directory Service or whatever its called? Stephen /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
