-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Kaplan, Andrew H. Sent: den 28 januari 2014 14:31 To: 'CentOS mailing list' Subject: Re: [CentOS] NIS or not?
We have been using NIS for over a decade on our network, and it has been an effective solution. The network spans several subnets, and we have been able to deploy slave NIS servers on the various subnets. The reason for this is several fold:
Quicker response for login and other domain requests Network policy requires slave servers to be on subnets to reduce network traffic.
While the security is not as strong as it is for the LDAP solution, as long as you are employing NIS on an internal network, you should be all set.
So you don't have any problem running clear-text passwords as mentioned in a previous post?
-- //Sorin