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RE: [seul-edu] Alternatives to NIS
We're
planning on going to NDS most likely. We're on NIS+ now with NIS backward
compatibility enabled.
MAJOR
security hole - anyone with any UNIX machine that has root access to that
machine can become any NIS user without the need for a password. This is
one of the many reasons that I hate NIS.
-----Original
Message-----
From: Dave Prentice
[mailto:dprentice@uno.edu]
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 10:28
PM
To: seul-edu@seul.org
Subject: [seul-edu] Alternatives to
NIS
Anybody,
A while back I seem to
remember someone saying NIS is "evil." Since my classroom network is now
stable enough to begin to expand from the present 7 machines, I want to
centralize access and passwords. What alternatives are there to NIS, or
should I just go with it?
Thanks,