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From: "Tom T. Thai" <tomthai@future.net>
To: "Robert P. Ricci" <rricci@ns1.theonlynet.com>
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On Fri, 30 May 1997, Robert P. Ricci wrote:

> We've got two FreeBSD machines, and would like to use one as a terminal 
> server and the other as mail/web/ftp sever (right now, everything's on 
> the terminal server.) What would be the best way to keep identical 
> password files on both machines, or use the web server's password file to 
> authenticate users on the terminal server? The terminal server uses a 
> cyclades card. Right now, we use mgetty to answer the modems, which then 
> fires up pppd. We're also able to nfs mount between the two machines.  

have you considered using radius?
> 
> Robert Ricci
> rricci@theonlynet.com
> 


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