[lug] alternatives to nfs/nis on linux

[Ian Hall-Beyer]

On Sat, 5 May 2001, Hugh Brown wrote:

> What are the alternatives to NFS and NIS on Linux?  They seem to have a
> long history of security problems but they still get used.  What
> alternatives are there to this system that works well on Linux?

LDAP for NIS-type services. As for NFS, couldn't tell ya.

-Ian

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