This is starting to sound like a topic for a monthly meeting...any possibility of having one somewhere closer to the western 'burbs? Thanks, James Spinti jspinti at dartdist.com 952-368-3278 x396 fax 952-368-3255 |-----Original Message----- |From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org |[mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Dave Sherohman |Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 10:53 AM |To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org |Subject: Re: [TCLUG] NIS question | | |On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 09:38:02AM -0500, Shawn Fertch wrote: |> On the question about limiting/blocking users from certain machines, the |> netgroup will that have to be multiple netgroups for various machines |> blocked? | |Netgroups are nice for groups, but you can also do individual users. | |> While one may have |> access to a client support server, they cannot have access to a |Development |> box. Yet, their manager may. | |In client support's /etc/passwd: | |+ at csr:::::: |+::::::/bin/false | |In development's /etc/passwd: | |+csr-manager:::::: |+ at development:::::: |+::::::/bin/false | |(The last line denies access to everyone not previously given |access.) | |You can also have local accounts on individual machines while using |NIS to draw in account information on users without local accounts. |NIS is extremely flexible that way. | |-- |With the arrest of Dimitry Sklyarov it has become apparent that it is not |safe for non US software engineers to visit the United States. - Alan Cox |"To prevent unauthorized reading..." - Adobe eBook reader license |_______________________________________________ |tclug-list mailing list |tclug-list at mn-linux.org |https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list |