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Date:      Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:19:50 -0500
From:      Dan <dan-freebsd-questions@ourbrains.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Centralized DB of "system" users
Message-ID:  <20081212181950.GB17546@ourbrains.org>
In-Reply-To: <20081212141156.E4001@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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> <20081212141156.E4001@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>

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Wojciech Puchar(wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)@2008.12.12 14:12:45 +0100:
>>>> 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.

No, it really is right if you want to authenticate email, radius, etc
off of LDAP. NIS doesn't do that.

>
> for windows-only LAN with unix server, simply using samba is OK.
>
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