Keep us informed on this, will you Joe? "Christmas is a funny season. What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?" Gordon Wolfe, Ph.D. (425)865-5940 VM Technical Services, The Boeing Company
> ---------- > From: Joe Poole > Reply To: Linux on 390 Port > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 11:31 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: LINUX & Security > > Although I'm not deep enough into the process to be dangerous, you > might want to look at the z/OS LDAP server. Check the Redbook > "Securing Linux for zSeries with a Central z/OS (RACF) LDAP Server" > and the two publications SC24-5923-03 and SC24-5924-02 dealing with > administration and Client programming. It might answer some of your > questions. We're looking at it as a way to perform the old RACHECK > from a client application to authenticate a user's connection to a > specific RACF group. > > On Tuesday 10 December 2002 13:26, you wrote: > I'd like to add a follow-on question to this.... > > Has anone gotten Linux to update user ID's/Passwords from an NT > central domain ? Is it possible to synchronize those, or failing > that has anyone gotten Linux security to refresh from RACF or ACF2 > secuirity databases, or even authenticate logon using LDAP into RACF > or ACF2 instead of manually trying to synchronize Linux user > lists/passwords/groups/ etc > > |---------+----------------------------> > | > | | Joseph Sumi | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | v> | > | | Sent by: Linux on| > | | 390 Port | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | IST.EDU> | > | | > | | > | | 12/10/2002 09:42 | > | | AM | > | | Please respond to| > | | Linux on 390 Port| > | > |---------+----------------------------> > | > >----------------------------------------------------------------- > >-------------------------------------------------------------| > > > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | | > | cc: > | | Subject: > | LINUX & Security > | | > | > >----------------------------------------------------------------- > >-------------------------------------------------------------| > > Hello, we have just started to research SUSE Linux under z/VM, and > I've been asked these questions: > > - Does SUSE Linux issue any SAF (RACF) calls for security in the > z/VM environment ? If not, how is security handled ? > > - Are there any types of "SMF" records cut to record access or > violations to resources in a Linux z/VM environment ? > > - Does anyone have a link to more specific security / Linux > information ? > > Thanks. > >
