Samba can use a nis user database.... We do it all the time, so you would have just one user database with either implementation.
-------------- Brian Carpio CSG Systems Inc. Open Systems Unix System Admin x3317 -------------- On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, David M. Fetter wrote: > > > Better yet try LDAP LDAP is better then NIS and NT supports it in a way > > (active directory). Plus LDAP is a lot more powerfull then NIS but harder > > to configure in my opinion (maybe because I have worked with NIS soo long > > it's second nature to setup a NIS environment) LDAP is the future however. > > > > To add onto this, try LDAP with kerberos. This will provide you with an > added layer of security and it would essentially create one location > (being LDAP) where you have to administrate users. As opposed to two > different ones with Samba and NIS. > > -- > David M. Fetter - http://www.fetterconsulting.com/ > > "The world is full of power and energy and a person can go far by just > skimming off a tiny bit of it." Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > SurfControl E-mail Filter puts the brakes on spam, > viruses and malicious code. Safeguard your business > critical communications. Download a free 30-day trial: > http://www.surfcontrol.com/go/zsfsbl1 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- SurfControl E-mail Filter puts the brakes on spam, viruses and malicious code. Safeguard your business critical communications. Download a free 30-day trial: http://www.surfcontrol.com/go/zsfsbl1
