>>> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 10:49 AM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Whiteman, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there an easy way to utilize a cloning system where I can copy the > Linux user accounts and passwords? My system needs are quite small , > maybe 5 user Id's whose sole purpose is to administer (shutdown/reboot) > and start/stop WebSphere. The server image I deploy runs just the > minimum services to support WebSphere (no NFS, SAMBA, Mail, LDAP, etc). > I want to hopefully achieve a maintenance scheme whereby I can just > change-out the Linux IPL volume with a new updated/patched version and > not have to make individual YAST updates to each server. WebSphere > already permits this "shared binary" approach to its software, I'm kind > of looking for the same thing here.
The only place Linux stores "local" user information is in /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group. Without special schemes to get around it, /etc lives in your root file system. So, any method you come up with to copy one system to another will automatically bring with it the same userids and passwords. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
