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steve-ss wrote:
Anyway, both NIS and NIS+ are strongly OBSOLETE at present.
Oh no. I don't want to run an obsolete network. Should I change to ldap? Now? SuSE-9.1. . . ? How easy is it to swap over from nis? Can I keep my old nis maps? Steve.
Take it easy Steve, NIS is about as obsolete as UNIX was proclaimed to be when Win2K came out. I know of at least two multi-billion dollar high tech companies who use it extensively and who have no plans to go to LDAP for account services. LDAP can be a PITA to administer unless you have a good understanding the right tools/access. When it grows up a bit more I'll revisit it (I note that SuSE use it in their enterprise products). I can also guarantee that NIS servers run better under Linux than under Solaris or HP-UX under a mixed environment. Pure agony behind that particular experience! Damian