From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 15:14:52 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 89A0E1065673 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:14:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from unixvn@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.235]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AB638FC18 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:14:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from unixvn@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id b25so1405756rvf.43 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:14:52 -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:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=7wWhrTSEbKOSxTb8BpjYxnOnP6X+EwMjNUmvg29BPXU=; b=jJ5qkbBPQtY/IbwfLg6raOlkT6Z2duwGJ4EtwHgZWm+JdPX9c8IspUkMzso7MRlThH By7KlmxsWP8B4MSuqYmYg6N2WPdijOj+dkJuzT0jeX+FNICnf8pqj8t3At+VFg1ZH4aI 4WDid84Q7heLBCjFtbceKucj1vttA2kJYHZG8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=nSQaqzk+Ri/mese6tBUF/+jTgtrNqVhX91tssG7xt+7feDHfO8KRgQFhSqweHi0+Av AEA4fozbsOxjnw0nhWryqdEOYKgR1TwsiecbgcGjqPEF1xNpp/CPnmJpE9owmZrv1qgP 97mBSer5TmY/lUz5PoRYJqbT9kRVlSvAP9BjU= Received: by 10.141.164.13 with SMTP id r13mr1960305rvo.33.1229093140079; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:45:40 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.140.193.12 with HTTP; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:45:40 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <64b284310812120645m6c5ee122mb0510014343eff3f@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:45:40 +0800 From: "Nguyen Tam Chinh" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <139b44430812112348k5c51072ie771913c982f7cfe@mail.gmail.com> <49422A05.6050907@gmail.com> <20081212120557.V3687@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <9bbcef730812120426t3c4b8a28q337c8379cd947702@mail.gmail.com> <20081212141156.E4001@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <139b44430812120527w7b22d8a1m860cbf308e4b67c3@mail.gmail.com> 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 15:14:52 -0000 On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:47 PM, Ivan Voras wrote: > Valentin Bud wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Wojciech Puchar < >> wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote: >> >>> 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. >>>> >>> so not "right" but interoperable. if i do have only unix systems in LAN, >>> NIS is much better easier and faster. >> >> >> If you only have UNIX systems in LAN. But in my case i have Linux + FreeBSD >> (server). From the handbook >> NIS only works between FBSDs. Am i missing something? > > You are correct. > Hmm, I have NIS server on an old Solaris 8 and all clients are Linux (I can't use FBSD at work due so far). So it sounds strange if NIS works only between FBSDs, something not standard in the implementation? Anyway, I also vote for the LDAP. Later on when you need to introduce new services, LDAP will integrate better. NIS is very specific for *nix world. -- With best regards, Chinh Nguyen *********************************** FreeBSD - The Power to Serve