Subj : Re: Idiots intro to LDAP - Where? To : comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc From : William Park Date : Fri Sep 10 2004 06:15 pm Michael W Cocke wrote: > On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 17:50:56 -0000, Michael Heiming > >Before you even think about ldap, users/group (ID <--> name) need to > >be the same on all systems, or you'll end up in a disaster. > > They are, but it's a pain in my existance keeping them that way. What > I'd like to be able to do is create a user or a group in one place and > have them propegate, rather than having to run to each system and > create a user or group. I probably should have started with that > description rather than asking specifically about LDAP, but from what > I've been able to figure out, I need either LDAP or NIS, and NIS is > obsolete. Why don't you maintain a master copy on one machine. Then, copy it to all other machines, when you need to propagate it. > > >If there are much workstations, you should take a look at LTSP > >(ltsp.org), which saves lots of admin work. > > I'll look at it, thanks! I know thin-client. I read and understood BOOTP, DHCP, TFTP, all in one sitting. But, for the life of me, I can't understand LDAP or why it's being adopted all over. -- William Park Open Geometry Consulting, Toronto, Canada .