[Samba] samba and NIS?

[Markus Amersdorfer]

> If you're just starting out with this i would recommend using 
> ldap and 
> libnss_ldap and samba's ldapsam instead.
> 
> you can do the secure passwords easily this way and  you won't have to
> deal with NIS...

NIS is really quite easy to set up and is definitely supported by all
Linuxes and AFIAK all Unix'es in general.
Setting up Samba isn't hard either.

Anyway, if it's possible for you I'd also recommend using LDAP for
several reasons:
NIS is kind of a security nightmare, sending passwords plain over the
net. We have it working here in a definitely small network which I know
can be trusted, but your setup sounds a bit greater.
Further on, you can have _one_ user database for all users linux _and_
windows.
LDAP also offers you more flexibility in what you are going to add to
your user-profiles.
And more...

Of course you should check that your vital services have LDAP support
for seemless integration. (E.g. your mailserver, FTP-server, etc...)
Most of them do nowadays.

So long,
Max

PS:
I'd like to set up an LDAP server but am pretty stuck with a Windows-PDC
here unfortunately. Maybe someday though...

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