On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Jamin Collins wrote:

> I've been looking for a good means of centralizing my network login and
> passwords.  Currently each system has it's own list of local users and
> passwords.  I've looked at NIS as a possibility, but the HOWTO indicates a
> few items that concern me.  Such as, shadow password security being is lost
> if it is used over NIS.  Is there something more secure/preferred than NIS?
> 

LDAP seems to be the current vogue.

Bill Carlson
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Virtual Hospital      http://www.vh.org/        |  not my employer's.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics        |



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