On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, Gordon Messmer wrote:
>
> Use yp. Make sure this machine is firewalled away from the internet.
> YP isn't too difficult to set up, there's a HOWTO available. I believe
> that linuxconf can be used to configure the clients. Using YP, all your
> linux machines authenticate against the YP server, keeping passwords,
> usernames, and UID's consistant across an entire network. If you have
> to use nfs, YP is a good addition.
>
The HOWTO he is referring to is titled the "NIS HOWTO", so there is no
confusion and you don't end up looking for the "YP HOWTO". :-)
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/NIS-HOWTO
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