On Thu, 19 Mar 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> What secure alternatives do you suggest for NIS/YP?  We have
> about 40 machines clustered, and currently they are all SGI Irix
> boxes.  Since I'll be adding Linux boses and since management/security
> has become a headache, I wanted to explore more manageable, scalable,
> and secure options.
Have /etc/passwd, ... distributed via ssh, and put a script passwd in
the /usr/local/bins:
#!/bin/sh
ssh server passwd $*

Or teach the people only to change passwd's on the server.

Andreas



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