multihost master.passwd sync

[Michael Collette]

Hey, that was my post! :)

On Tuesday 27 May 2003 12:20 pm, Eric Anderson wrote:
> Andy Harrison wrote:
> >>Why not just preconfigure SSH keys between the boxes and scp the file
> >> across? Seems like a lot of extra work to bring PGP into the mix.
> >
> > Because we don't allow root login remotely, mandated from above.
>
> so you scp the file to a directory owned by a user designated to only do
> this function.. then have a cron job that fires up every so often that
> snags that file and updates the running master.passwd file..
>
> >>Personally, I'm real curious about utilizing an LDAP backend to replace
> >> NIS. Read a bit about it, but haven't had a chance to play with it just
> >> yet.  It sounds like a far more elegant solution for what you're looking
> >> to do as well.  Assuming it all works as advertised that is.
> >
> > The problem is that while it allows authentication, it doesn't integrate
> > seamlessly allowing you to own files as a user that only exists in the
> > ldap.
>
> Huh?  Explain more please..
>
> Eric

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