[CentOS] etc passwd and groups file

[jacob at aers.ca]

http://fedoranews.org/mediawiki/index.php/How_to_setup_and_maintain_Open
LDAP_server_for_your_network

this site has a very good howto on how to get started with ldap and how
to migrate existing users in from NIS/passwd+shadow

scping the files around works but unless you use pass-phraseless keys it
can be a pain.  There is also a /etc/gshadow file to copy.

-----Original Message-----
From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On
Behalf Of John R Pierce
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:39 AM
To: CentOS mailing list
Subject: Re: [CentOS] etc passwd and groups file

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.
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