Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:37:16 +0200 From: "Valentin Bud" <valentin.bud@gmail.com> To: "Ivan Voras" <ivoras@freebsd.org> Cc: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Centralized DB of "system" users Message-ID: <139b44430812120437m732f7433od324109b3c9505aa@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <9bbcef730812120426t3c4b8a28q337c8379cd947702@mail.gmail.com> References: <139b44430812112348k5c51072ie771913c982f7cfe@mail.gmail.com> <49422A05.6050907@gmail.com> <ghtdp3$g0r$1@ger.gmane.org> <20081212120557.V3687@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <9bbcef730812120426t3c4b8a28q337c8379cd947702@mail.gmail.com>
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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 <ivoras@freebsd.org> wrote: > 2008/12/12 Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>: > >> 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" >
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