Using YP/NIS

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1 total messages Started by Adam Bentley Wed, 04 Nov 1992 15:01

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Author: Adam Bentley
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 15:01

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Hi there,
	we're thinking of using YP/NIS to distribute among other things,
	password entries. Can anyone out there give me any ideas or 
	thoughts on YP/NIS and its reliablity. We would intend to use it
	on Sequent Symmetries (Dynix) and DEC Stations (Ultrix). Does anyone 
	have any advice on whether we should use it or not? The main thing we 
	want to be able to do is
	
			1. Hide the passwd file
			2. Distribute the passwd file

	I assume both of these can be acheived. We are also looking at
	writing our own shadow password stuff, replacing the  getpw*
	calls in libc with our own routines of the same name. This 
	however will invlove the re-compilation of a lot of other programs,
	which may well use YP/NIS if its running.


	anyway, that's it for now.


	Comments, thoughts are welcome...
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FLESH: Adam Bentley (Fraggle), Systems/Networking, Coventry University. UK

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