On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 05:10:41PM +0200, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 07:38:42AM -0700, Brad Brock wrote: > > > Hi, I want to activate NIS in my network. I've > > > installed NIS pakcage on my Debian. Where can I find > > > the configuration example and explanation? This is my > > > first time using NIS. Thanks. > > On 17.10.06 12:21, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > Please don't. Use LDAP instead. NIS should not be used for any new > > deployment. > > Why? NIS is imho ok, if it's used in safe environment.
First, do you implicitly trust every single person on your network? If not, then you are really not secure. The main thing is that NIS is old and generally unsupported. Everything is going to LDAP because it is a great deal more flexible and easier to integrate with things like kerberos. Not to say that it is impossible with NIS, just more challenging. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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