Re: limiting NIS access

[miquels@cistron.nl (Miquel van Smoorenburg)]

In article <cistron.19990908043113.A19181@dynax.anu.edu.au>,
Chanop Silpa-Anan  <chanop.silpa-anan@syseng.anu.edu.au> wrote:
>Is there a method in limiting NIS access. Now every user who has account on
>Sun machine can log on to debian box with homedir=/ 

Don't put +::::::: in /etc/passwd, but list users individually:

+miquels:::::::
+chanop:::::::

Now only `miquels' and `chanop' exist on the box. You can even do:

+miquels:::::::
+chanop:::::::
+:*::::::

Now all users exist, but only `miquels' and `chanop' have a valid password
and can log in. Read /usr/doc/nis/nis.debian.howto.gz for more info.

Mike.
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