Jobst Schmalenbach a écrit : > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Information_Service > > it used to be called "yp" or "yellow pages". > it works with samba too. > I'm new to centralized user authentication, and I want to learn how to do it. I've heard that NIS is a deprecated technology, and that one should favour LDAP over it. I'd be curious if someone could explain the facts behind this (or even if it's true or not). Niki