Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 15:32:19 -0600 (MDT) From: Ralph Forsythe <rf-list@centerone.com> To: Dexter McNeil <dexter@backtech.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: user account/password sync between machines? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0210211530570.25091-100000@blue.centerone.com> In-Reply-To: <20021021204543.GA14674@backtech.com>
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Why can't you use LDAP and have it be self contained? Have the databases replicate across the machines so they still query locally but maintain mirrored data across the systems. Or RADIUS against MySQL, etc. On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Dexter McNeil wrote: > I've got a project that involves two identically configured machines that > are providing DNS and remote user SSH login. The systems are configured > such that the users log into 'host', with each machine's DNS server > returning it's IP address in response to a lookup of 'host'. The idea being > that if one machine goes down, the other machine will still respond to DNS > lookups and users will still be able to log in. All of this seems to work > nicely in testing. > > The remaining piece of my puzzle for this is a method of keeping the user > accounts sync'd between the two machines. I've looked into hacking up the > adduser.perl script to allow for remote operations on the master.passwd > file on the two machines (use a third machine to contain the master > database & publish it to the two remote machines), however I'm wondering > if anyone has found an easier solution to this type of problem. I'm not in > a position to implement RADIUS or LDAP at this point, the two machines > need to be self contained, except for an optional administration machine > who's availability (or not) won't impact the operation of the two login > servers. > > Any suggestions?? > > Many thanks, > Dexter McNeil > dexter@backtech.com > > > -- > The ultimate destination on the journey of life is a hole 6 feet deep. > Enjoy the journey - the destination is nothing to write home about. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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