Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 05:56:44 -0600 (CST) From: Gary Clark II <gclarkii@main.gbdata.com> To: gpalmer@freebsd.org (Gary Palmer) Cc: jbh@netpci.com, michael@memra.com, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stupid question no 10101 Message-ID: <199611201156.FAA20861@main.gbdata.com> In-Reply-To: <7065.848474532@orion.webspan.net> from Gary Palmer at "Nov 20, 96 02:22:12 am"
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Gary Palmer wrote: --SNIP-- > Makes it kinda stupid to use NIS in a shadowed password environment ... If you are using only FreeBSD machines (like I am here) you can a a little security. Only prived apps can get the passwords. Regular users can only get passwd.byname. > > Gary > -- > Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member > FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info > Gary -- Gary Clark II (N5VMF) | I speak only for myself and "maybe" my company gclarkii@GBData.COM | Member of the FreeBSD Doc Team Providing Internet and ISP startups mail info@GBData.COM for information FreeBSD FAQ at ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/docs/freebsd-faq.ascii
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