Re: NIS and passwd

Shao Zhang wrote: > > Hi, > Could anyone please tell me how secure it is when using NIS to share > the /etc/passwd file? > > I have two machines on the network, and due to security reasons, all > my passwd files are on one machine(A) only. The other machine is running > a ftp server, and

NIS and passwd

Hi, Could anyone please tell me how secure it is when using NIS to share the /etc/passwd file? I have two machines on the network, and due to security reasons, all my passwd files are on one machine(A) only. The other machine is running a ftp server, and I need to get the passwd from machi