On Friday, 10/26/2007 at 09:47 EDT, Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There are - the cluster computing people have a pile of tools for issuing > the same commands on many boxes at once and they'll work for virtual > machines. On VM you can use the CP SEND command from the central server. No extra software on the guests required. This kind of thing works best, however, if the guests are configured to bypass the login prompt when they boot. Otherwise you have to authenticate if not already logged in. > That said: LDAP is probably what you want to consider instead as its > designed for this sort of central management. LDAP is also a good bet as you tend not to fall afoul of security policies and auditors. They know LDAP and it is likely already on their "A" list. A home-grown solution may create more headaches than it solves. Even with CP SEND, any class C user can send commands anonymously (from Linux's point of view). Alan Altmark z/VM Security Weasel IBM Endicott ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
