LDAP can be used as a central authentication server. You can even use Windows AD as a central authentication server, however, because of MS "extensions" Windows cannot use a standards compliant LDAP server on Linux, etc.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lee
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 4:54 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Linux Workstations
cj wrote:
>G'day All
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>I am about to convert an office from linux workstations to linux
>workstations,
>Is there any howto's or is it even possible to allow the linux workstations
>to use a central passwd, shadow and /home files?
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>I had a look through the linux.org howto's but didn't see what I needed,
>anyone know of a howto on how to do this?
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>Thanks
>CJ
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Check out
http://www.openldap.org/
or more specifically: http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin21/
