From: urgrue <urgrue@bulbous.org>
To: Sashikanth Madduri <mail.to.sashi@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Password File Sync Script
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:34:53 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1150778093l.31114l.0l@hyttynen> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <fe077a3b0606191344g1a6f0909i270aba471bbea494@mail.gmail.com> (from mail.to.sashi@gmail.com on Mon Jun 19 23:44:01 2006)
On 06/19/2006 11:44:01 PM, Sashikanth Madduri wrote:
> Hi,
> I am writing a script to update password files from the server to
> all the clients in the network.
>
> I will be copying the following files periodically to all the clients:
>
> /etc/passwd
> /etc/shadow
> /etc/group
In general ldap is probably a better idea. Fedora Directory Server is
free and very easy to setup.
However, if for some reason that isnt an option:
-have the clients fetch the files instead
-have the server put the files in some non-root user's homedir, from
where a script running on the client verifies them and copies them into
place
Security-wise ldap is a better option, although I don't find these
scripts to be as bad as they seem.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-06-20 4:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-06-19 20:44 Password File Sync Script Sashikanth Madduri
2006-06-19 20:59 ` Scott Taylor
2006-06-19 21:36 ` Sashikanth Madduri
2006-06-19 21:40 ` Adrian C.
2006-06-19 20:59 ` Adrian C.
2006-06-19 21:02 ` Matt Hemingway
2006-06-20 4:34 ` urgrue [this message]
[not found] ` <fe077a3b0606201254n64151c0bu347481f0ebe5ef13@mail.gmail.com>
2006-06-20 19:55 ` Sashikanth Madduri
2006-06-20 20:15 ` Sashikanth Madduri
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