From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 12:37:18 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B973B1065676 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:37:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from valentin.bud@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.189]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F34B8FC08 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:37:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from valentin.bud@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id h3so242885nfh.33 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:37:16 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=ErcbijDtEZMvQijMD+rEGnqOFKNxn2XWWu0YYGtjfsc=; b=xgzMT7tj4aAH4m8l1QQS2LycJcaiKLxaFLkRaT99s5Yajf7V0pKQz1mYdksRRBXiFG 8fMCumTklmOsUe4oj3E5j8Mp1HE2Dfki7TYWNhRxKZsLZy65NpO/itXXOcGRWPr4W0gJ bsKlNSQz8FmcIVnEe86VQcWKgKX5r/c2axa6w= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=pxLP1lDpRhk+2pKfeP3qB5kYl3ErKwpTVQJoncTGbA3C5nPJJG2GB1g/yririRPpfH l59AFYv6b440ZJTYWsrDqbq2r5IrYOSml37GJBRKH1RKAIwNI8S8j6unA+jepreYdfro ZXX3n+t+11Q3Xb1LRp4q6tgzrFi9KfUPDdgD0= Received: by 10.210.87.19 with SMTP id k19mr743549ebb.51.1229085436669; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:37:16 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.210.59.2 with HTTP; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:37:16 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <139b44430812120437m732f7433od324109b3c9505aa@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:37:16 +0200 From: "Valentin Bud" To: "Ivan Voras" In-Reply-To: <9bbcef730812120426t3c4b8a28q337c8379cd947702@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <139b44430812112348k5c51072ie771913c982f7cfe@mail.gmail.com> <49422A05.6050907@gmail.com> <20081212120557.V3687@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <9bbcef730812120426t3c4b8a28q337c8379cd947702@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Wojciech Puchar , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Centralized DB of "system" users X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:37:18 -0000 Hello list, Thank you everyone for your input. I now know what to look for. Gave it a read at NIS in the handbook but as you guys said it's FBSD only so because of the interoperability i think i will go with LDAP. I'll just have to check if (i suppose it does) that particular linux distro "is ok" with using LDAP. thanks once again and a great day, v On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Ivan Voras wrote: > 2008/12/12 Wojciech Puchar : > >> I agree - NIS is easiest to setup, but LDAP is the right solution in > >> this case (though it's very complicated to set up, especially the first > > > > why it is "right" solution? > > Interoperability. Today, with Linux, tomorrow, Windows or Mac OS X. > Besides, it scales well and has a large number of supporting > utilities. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >