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Re: Centralized /etc/passwd ?



* Paladin (paladin@paladin.dhis.org) [020624 11:38]:
> Is it possible to have a centralized /etc/passwd (plus all necessary
> MD5 password files) as well as the home directories in a network?

What you're looking for is NIS. Start out by reading the HOWTO:

http://www.google.com/search?q=nis+howto&btnI=I

good times,
Vineet
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