Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 15:31:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Andy Harrison <ah60@httpsite.com> To: FreeBSD Security <FreeBSD-Security@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: multihost master.passwd sync Message-ID: <XFMail.20030527153139.ah60@httpsite.com> In-Reply-To: <3ED3BA9B.5020008@centtech.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On 27-May-2003, Eric Anderson wrote message "Re: multihost master.passwd sync" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> 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.. Root can't scp a file from one host to another where remote root login is not allowed. ~~ Andy Harrison ah##@httpsite.com ICQ: 123472 AIM/Y!: AHinMaine [full headers for details] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQCVAwUBPtO9GVPEkLgodAWVAQGVWgP+O0w5w/uSb12xEcgXnmwEYT7qMfG/TpOr 1fVcZECg+B0YYD1E3zZRA2iJJruaq0VZ1ZQAEu3BFJ5dNLVMsUWFTfDX0ah3V1ob NoGeyjlYsOEZqxR1ShTPa/GhfcV/EgSb7uaCbh93fisdGeuog+vV7AJhdPEdtufr 2sx/YUgNm3I= =GUvW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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