RE: Hardening NIS+
From: J. A. Landamore (jal@mcs.le.ac.uk)Date: 08/15/02
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Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 09:54:13 +0100 (BST) From: "J. A. Landamore" <jal@mcs.le.ac.uk> To: jim.small@eds.com
Jim,
Given that Sun have announced end-of-software support for NIS+ (
http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/faqs/nisplus.html ) wouldn't it be better
to transistion to LDAP?
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>I am transitioning a domain from NIS to NIS+. I realize that if I run NIS+
>in compatibility mode that all bets with security are off. However, as soon
>as the transition is complete, this hole will be closed. Is there anything
>special that I should be aware of here?
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>Darren, you also mentioned better trust between NIS+ principles, but I'm not
>sure what you mean by this. Could you elaborate?
>
>Any information or ideas would be greatly appreciated!
>
>Thanks,
> <> Jim
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