On Thursday 05 September 2002 14:21, Teodor Georgiev wrote: > Did you *ever* used NIS ? On Linux ? (tell us the truth, boy, the > truth) >
Well I have. Over 400 clients and 1000+ users most of them students. I have had very little problems with it. Not as secure as it should be I'll agree. Tony. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Skuse, Phil > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 4:26 PM > Subject: RE: Account Management > > > Read up on NIS (for centralised user accounts) and NFS (for > centralised home directories). There are other options, LDAP etc., but > whatever you do, keep it simple for the sake of your own sanity. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Calbazana, Al [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 05 September 2002 13:51 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Account Management > > > Ok... We have a few Redhat boxes set up for development and > testing... Life is good! I am wondering if there is an easier way to > manage user accounts. Is there a way to centralize user management to > have accounts/permissions propagate through the network rather that > having network admins set up accounts explicitly each time a machine is > created? Just looking for a better way J > > > > Thanks, > > > > Alejandro > > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.mimesweeper.com > > ********************************************************************** -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Molloy. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Manager. Dept. of CSIS. Phone: +353-61-202778 (DL) Univ. of Limerick. +353-61-333644 ext. 2778 Ireland. Fax: +353-61-202734 --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
