Better solution: set up a directory server. Configure each machine to use LDAP for user authentication, instead of local password files. This is a more scalable (not to mention more enterprise-grade) solution.
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 5:48 PM, Ian Dexter R. Marquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Nelson Serafica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have 5 mail server that will be planning to join as 1. Let's say A,B,C,D > > and E. The mail server that will act as 1 is A. > > > > My first concern is how do I transfer the user account from B,C,D and E > > going to A while retaining their password in their previous mail server? > > Emails is no concern since I can rsync the home directory. > > > > I'm thinking of combining shadow file but is it advisable? Any > > software/commands that can do this? Will different OS such as Rh9, FC2 and > > Centos4 will be an issue even they are all rpm-like OS? > > > > Roughly: > > 1. On all servers, prior to "combining" /etc/password, /etc/group, > /etc/shadow, and /etc/gshadow (if available), do pwunconv and > grpunconv first. man pwunconv for details. > 2. Take care not to copy system UIDs and GIDs from the other servers. > Take care of dupes as well. > 3. Integrate the accounts in server A. > 4. Do a pwconv. > 5. Let it simmer. Add salt to taste. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
