Re: perl or libc6 bug?: getpwnam('root') in NIS environment
>>>>> "Miquel" == Miquel van Smoorenburg <miquels@cistron.nl> writes:
Miquel> There is. You setup /etc/ypserv.conf or
Miquel> /etc/ypserv.securenets so that only a few listed machines
Miquel> have access to the NIS server. Random windows or mac boxes
Miquel> do NOT have access to anything on my ethernet. Plus we're
Miquel> using switched ethernet - no tapping.
This will work. It's a bit of a pain to manage, but there's really no
way about it.
Miquel> You mean that it's not meaningful on a windows box. It's
Miquel> useless for NIS aas well - it's too slow. I've tried to
Miquel> use ident for NIS security - slow, as I said.
Just curious, but how do you then determine the user that's accessing
the maps?
Ben> NIS is just full of holes
Miquel> It's not any less safer as pop3, telnet, rlogin, or any
Miquel> other of those old-style protocols
Absolutely agreed. :)
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