[CentOS] etc passwd and groups file

[John R Pierce]

Carlos Santana wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to maintain a same user/group list on multiples systems. Can we
> just copy the same passwd and groups file on all machines?
> If we create a new user on one system then I will need to copy this to
> all other systems. This is quite cumbersome. Any suggestions?
>   


the old fashion way of doing this was NIS ... but I'm with everyone else 
in saying go with LDAP directory services, and further, use a NFS 
automount for their home directories.