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Date:      Sun, 16 Oct 2005 01:04:08 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Francisco Reyes <lists@natserv.com>
To:        Aaron Glenn <aaron.glenn@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD ISP list <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Distributed authentication. Which one?
Message-ID:  <20051016010251.R90770@zoraida.natserv.net>
In-Reply-To: <18f601940510151547ka3573f8v2f0633010ad2874f@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, Aaron Glenn wrote:

> Exactly. The problem I've always had is, what happens when you can
> reach the device, but the device can't reach any KDC (for whatever
> reason)? How can one fall back on another authentication method while
> maintaining consistant login credentials? Food for thought...

I am totally new at distributed authentication, but would think that at 
least the adminstrator(s), would want to have their id(s) in the local 
password database.

> I would say LDAP, but then I've never used NIS.

The general comment I am seeing in archives is that it is not commonly 
used anymore.



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