Re: multiple servers sharing user accounts?

["Anthony E. Greene" <agreene pobox com>]

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On 31-Jul-2002/19:27 +0200, Leonard den Ottolander <leonardjo hetnet nl> wrote:
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>> Is there any way I can set one Server up as the master, and configure all
>> the other Servers to gain their user information from this one master?
>
> Since you are probably still handling Windows *clients* I would suggest 
>setting one of your samba servers to handle domain logons and have a look at 
>the "unix password sync" option.

This will eliminate password maintenance, but not account maintenance,
which is his goal.

I have not had to do this, but NIS and LDAP seem to be the ways to
centralize account manangement.

Tony
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