In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Jens B. Jorgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>This is true. However note how you said "if the request for the map comes
>from a non-root user". How do you supposed the NIS server determines
>that you're "not a root user"? I'll tell you: ident.
Nope. Priviliged ports.
>I can whip up an
>ident server on my NT box in two minutes that'll tell you I'm any user
>I want.
Nope. Your NT server hopefully has no access - only trusted Unix hosts,
through /etc/ypserv.securenets and/or /etc/ypserv.conf
>This is not security.
Only if you have set it up so that it allows access to ypserv from machines
you do not trust.
Mike.
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