Re: [K12OSN] same name for local and ldap users

[Craig White <craig tobyhouse com>]

On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 15:15 -0400, Rob Owens wrote:
> After installing ldap using the smbldap-installer, I have noticed that I am able to create ldap users with the same username as my local (/etc/passwd) users.  The local user and the ldap user can have different passwords, but seem to have access to the same files based on their username.  I'm not sure if this is a bug or a feature.  If it's a feature I'd like to use it on my laptop, so I can log in with the same username and have access to all my local whether I'm "on the network" or not.
> 
> So does anybody know if it is recommended/acceptable to do what I'm talking about?
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Not recommended...each user would likely have different uid/gid's and
there would be an element of unpredictability. Overlapping uid's/gid's
would break security.

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Craig White <craig tobyhouse com>