From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 27 12:23:43 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0281837B401 for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 12:23:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pimout3-ext.prodigy.net (pimout3-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.63.102]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA6DC43F3F for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 12:23:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from metrol@metrol.net) Received: from metlap (adsl-67-121-60-9.dsl.anhm01.pacbell.net [67.121.60.9]) h4RJNeJ9030596 for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 15:23:41 -0400 From: Michael Collette To: FreeBSD Security Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 12:22:53 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.2 References: <3ED3BA9B.5020008@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <3ED3BA9B.5020008@centtech.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200305271222.53532.metrol@metrol.net> Subject: Re: multihost master.passwd sync X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Security issues [members-only posting] List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 19:23:43 -0000 Hey, that was my post! :) On Tuesday 27 May 2003 12:20 pm, Eric Anderson wrote: > Andy Harrison wrote: > >>Why not just preconfigure SSH keys between the boxes and scp the file > >> across? Seems like a lot of extra work to bring PGP into the mix. > > > > Because we don't allow root login remotely, mandated from above. > > so you scp the file to a directory owned by a user designated to only do > this function.. then have a cron job that fires up every so often that > snags that file and updates the running master.passwd file.. > > >>Personally, I'm real curious about utilizing an LDAP backend to replace > >> NIS. Read a bit about it, but haven't had a chance to play with it just > >> yet. It sounds like a far more elegant solution for what you're looking > >> to do as well. Assuming it all works as advertised that is. > > > > The problem is that while it allows authentication, it doesn't integrate > > seamlessly allowing you to own files as a user that only exists in the > > ldap. > > Huh? Explain more please.. > > Eric -- "Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it." - Robert A. Heinlein