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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--+QahgC5+KEYLbs62 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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! --=20 -=3D| Bill Swingle - <unfurl@(dub.net|freebsd.org)> -=3D| Every message PGP signed -=3D| PGP Fingerprint: C1E3 49D1 EFC9 3EE0 EA6E 6414 5200 1C95 8E09 0223 -=3D| "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers" Pablo Picasso= =20 --+QahgC5+KEYLbs62 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+80ESUgAclY4JAiMRArLTAJ4kUMWfF9zqahtD3WO8VTpZ0IilCQCeOrOB ydfs/H6HShjsGllb8T7QlMw= =PDTY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --+QahgC5+KEYLbs62--
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