I'm getting to a point where I have too many Linux systems running and have a need to login to each of them on a regular basis. So, instead of running SSH sessions to each box when I need access I'd like to switch things over to a central authentication system, and allow remote file access. This would be done in a completely Linux environment, so I have no need for Samba to allow windows access (well, maybe, but I can handle that separately). I'm not looking for an SMB/CIFS solution as I have experience with Samba, but don't have any with NFS/NIS, or whatever else is needed.
I've tried to look into NFS and NIS, but havent been able to find a clear description of either that suggests which is better suited for my needs (or if I need both). I suspect I'll need NIS, to provide the authentication services, and NFS to allow generic file access. Is this correct? Can this be done with NFS alone? Or should I be looking at LDAP? In the Windows world, I'd be looking for a Domain Controller. What is the (approximate) equivalent in the *nix world? Thanks for any tips. (And of course, I'm still doing my own research as well.) Shawn _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
