Aaron Kulkis wrote: > primm wrote: >>> What NFS allows is the user id number, not name. This means is if user >>> A is 1000 on one system. Another user 1000 on another system will have >>> access to A's files. The key is make sure user ID's are consistent >>> across all systems. Someone with root access could of course create a >>> new user with whatever ID they want or use an existing ID. >>> >> >> I setup the nfs server with yast. I setup the nfs clients with Yast. >> Yast tells me nothing about id. It doen't say, 'are you sure you want >> to continue becaus this is s big security risk'. >> >> I come back to my original worry: I'm the only one with root access >> on any box on my network. Yast set it up for me. What are my >> problems? I'm sorry to have to ask for confirmation. > > Just make sure that each user on your network has a UNIQUE > user ID number ... if Joe has user ID 1002 on one machine, > and Jane has user ID 1002 on another machine, then you will > have problems. > > You want Joe to have the same user ID (say 1002) on every > machine, and Jane to have her own user ID (say 1003) on > every machine. > > The easiest way to do this is with NIS.
With the Windows Domain Login, one option is to create a home directory. Is this possible with NIS? If not what does one use for a home directory, when logged onto a computer without a home directory for that user? -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
