Re: PB NIS sun -> linux

From: Chris Cox (ccox_nopenotthis_at_airmail.net)
Date: 08/28/03


Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 10:36:24 -0500


"Michael Vilain " wrote:
> In article <bihnqo$5e4$1@news.ensta.fr>,
> "Saint-André Pierre-Claude" <standre@ensta.fr> wrote:
>
>
>>I have a server master nis box with linux red hat ES and
>>worstations with solaris but they don't want logins . The shadow map don't
>>work. Have you seen this before and how can I resolve my problem.
>
>
> What version of Solaris? Solaris 9 can understand MD5 passwords, the
> default for Linux. Solaris 8 and earlier can't. You may have to
> resolve the method of authentication. If you convert the passwords to
> UNIX crypt format, both systems will understand it.
>

MD5 passwords are only the default on RH based dists. Even then
it can be disabled and made to use DES.

I recommend using SuSE instead, but YMMV.



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