29 Jul
2009
29 Jul
'09
3:21 p.m.
2009/7/29 Carlos Santana neubyr@gmail.com:
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?
Go the directory route, OpenLDAP or CentOS Directory Server.
If there was some reason needed to stick with /etc/passwd and /etc/group, use puppet, cfeingine, or some other configuration management system to manage your files.
Seán