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Date:      Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:14:58 -0700
From:      Bill Swingle <unfurl@dub.net>
To:        Andy Harrison <ah60@httpsite.com>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: multihost master.passwd sync
Message-ID:  <20030620171458.GA29729@dub.net>
In-Reply-To: <20030528063627.GB667@straylight.oblivion.bg>
References:  <XFMail.20030527134637.ah60@httpsite.com> <20030528063517.GA667@straylight.oblivion.bg> <20030528063627.GB667@straylight.oblivion.bg>

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This is a way late reply but I've had wonderful success with using NIS
for distributing user info (but *'ing out the passwords) then using
kerberos for authentication. Dunno if that helps.

-Bill

On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 09:36:27AM +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 09:35:17AM +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> > On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 01:46:37PM -0400, Andy Harrison wrote:
> > >=20
> > > Just wondered if anyone had any suggestions about syncing up master.p=
asswd
> > > files between multiple machines that didn't involve allowing root log=
in
> > > remotely?  The users need to be able to log in remotely and own files=
 on the
> > > different machines.
> >=20
> > People have mentioned LDAP; I am truly surprised no one has mentioned
> > Kerberos yet.
>=20
> Oh wait, nevermind.  That's what I get for posting before coffee;
> Kerberos still needs some way of telling the system that there is
> such a user in the first place.
>=20
> G'luck,
> Peter
>=20
> --=20
> Peter Pentchev	roam@ringlet.net    roam@sbnd.net    roam@FreeBSD.org
> PGP key:	http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc
> Key fingerprint	FDBA FD79 C26F 3C51 C95E  DF9E ED18 B68D 1619 4553
> This sentence contradicts itself - or rather - well, no, actually it does=
n't!



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