Sounds like an interesting component for centralized configuration management!
--bud At 03:41 PM 09-02-00 +0000, Francis Larson wrote: >I agree with all of the below. I use debian in a beowulf and for seperate >servers that are administered jointly with inhomogeneous systems. My boss is >developing a system he calls KerDap that combines Kerberos5 with an LDAP >database to generate service categories that then provide single login access to >services such as login, mail, samba, and news. These are already implemented. >They also work in conjunction with shell scripts for creating user accounts >where necessary. This requires some changes to the daemons and distribution >must deal with the export restriction problems. I think that a system of >patches to apply to the various daemons after the user has downloaded the >kerberos code (something like debian's pine packages) would allow the >distribution and use of this system. With Windows 2K and their Directory >Service I think that something like this for GNU/Linux is essential. We are >hampered by the lack of knowledgable people and time for the development of this >system. A debian effort to develop this or something like it would be an >invaluable asset to GNU/Linux. > >Francis /------------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Bud P. Bruegger, Ph.D. | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Sistema | http://www.sistema.it | | Information Systems | voice general: +39-0564-418667 | | Via U. Bassi, 54 | voice direct: +39-0564-418667 (internal 41)| | 58100 Grosseto | fax: +39-0564-426104 | | Italy | P.Iva: 01116600535 | \------------------------------------------------------------------------/
