From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.9 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SUBJ_ALL_CAPS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id bfefc747 for ; Mon, 5 Nov 2018 21:36:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 2E5BBA2314; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 07:36:11 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1A8DA222B; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 07:35:53 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 9A42EA2171; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 06:48:55 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-lf1-f49.google.com (mail-lf1-f49.google.com [209.85.167.49]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 001FCA2162 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 06:48:49 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-lf1-f49.google.com with SMTP id n18so7190798lfh.6 for ; Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:48:49 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=ENOCqNCkLGmFuUCMae5uIsg76CjJsfq3YPKwClUv9yw=; b=d/Y64iwz/Ie/xup/fizPCUC8mO7uy+cj0zEIt3IqKLtlwNtQ0Ge/LLAMOwkIVyDc62 hkURPDRdtCuxVv6CLnVyityDdhtuGi8vYJQoNI6Yi827/DcGTkmYeJSxf86JpbM7ImKj wX/8oATyF/2X5bRely1zdClhJheWNdlQqdv8jCA3jPUaV0xm/gXu75x0jH3OVQp36m75 vCcY6ujJwlTI6JJg4OKFZ+TSC+TqOUo7nQ9YVw/Sldlq5wTg465shz9t77315XFHh5of bi0NVUzUs6TOjRfzJegqPoV2r6YdaSusYGH0pXREsQtUBNS+2poF70DAlTK/J8pA6Qh5 qI3w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=ENOCqNCkLGmFuUCMae5uIsg76CjJsfq3YPKwClUv9yw=; b=TCtfAHm2eqHfmtd/B1J6UCNPiO3Ao5TllHKKwQEO7EguO7V3+cQdWv49VTuiMP09Np y8gKPtsIUxcdwhop71jSEKjVnpCdKPHlZ+0kxlO9Fgz25QcnYWhskVbjZZXD2vCiyYCY IqCbkzFIeSv/H5+0xnj9EJDhldpi1TJaWC92eGnozxNHzO+hfPDwNg25MJAW6KanlY02 Ws01Hvve5mrjpJfk8b7jtfZNW61SQUHGC8WaVNFOjE8EteQhb8TxGvK1hHfXDQhEhlNp fI2R/cOeuTg0M8kZ2oJjyzUKDMMXqmCNFoacK7BYMhR0klVmCt3sABjTUWtlenDY3qLi w9Yw== X-Gm-Message-State: AGRZ1gKYSUa8/dumxz/MRjgKUry75iI/SfZWswGjRvj+lJnWstC/OyL/ BaZhCKOTjVtBlPzW+eMkJP7LPF9SGlqvTm/XgKJo1A== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AJdET5ett5DsF+j6PtDtNZccE0K6vIEoq7RI3VJoxSLfnVWDUnMwwHLkJKVmFA+64bn7EQedtcIWzGrRI+ck+NVAetw= X-Received: by 2002:a19:d908:: with SMTP id q8mr13146748lfg.88.1541450927499; Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:48:47 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: "A. P. Garcia" Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 15:48:34 -0500 Message-ID: To: Grant Taylor Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000f8f1ba0579f10269" Subject: Re: [TUHS] YP / NIS / NIS+ / LDAP X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Unix Heritage Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000f8f1ba0579f10269 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Sun, Nov 4, 2018, 4:34 PM Grant Taylor via TUHS Does anyone have any experience with YP / NIS / NIS+ / LDAP as a central > directory on Unix? > > I'm contemplating playing with them for historical reasons. > > As such, I'm wondering what the current evolution is for a pure Unix > environment. Read: No Active Directory. Is there a current central > directory service for Unix (or Linux)? If so, what is it? > > I'm guessing it's LDAP combined with Kerberos, but I'm not sure. > Yes, that's exactly what Active Directory does and does well, so why shun it? I'd be interested in knowing where a pure unix environment exists, beyond my imagination and dreams that is. Linux is pretty much a first class citizen in a Windows world today. Samba4 can act as a domain controller, but I don't know how practical that solution is, how well it scales, or what kind of support exists. It uses the same standard protocols as AD. I do dread the day that Microsoft introduces "Group Policy for Linux", if they haven't already. Also, I like Powershell and was stoked when they introduced it to Linux, but I've personally been resisting its use to manage Linux servers, perhaps for no good reason. Yesterday I read that MS is starting to develop SysInternals-like tools for Linux. They own GitHub. Like it or not, they're not going away. They're going to continue diluting the waters between Windows and Linux more and more. Resistance is futile. --000000000000f8f1ba0579f10269 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


= On Sun, Nov 4, 2018, 4:34 PM Grant Taylor via TUHS <tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with YP / NIS / NIS+ / LDA= P as a central
directory on Unix?

I'm contemplating playing with them for historical reasons.

As such, I'm wondering what the current evolution is for a pure Unix environment.=C2=A0 Read:=C2=A0 No Active Directory.=C2=A0 Is there a curren= t central
directory service for Unix (or Linux)?=C2=A0 If so, what is it?

I'm guessing it's LDAP combined with Kerberos, but I'm not sure= .

Yes, that's exactly what Active Directory does and does well, so why s= hun it? I'd be interested in knowing where a pure unix environment exis= ts, beyond my imagination and dreams that is. Linux is pretty much a first = class citizen in a Windows world today. Samba4 can act as a domain controll= er, but I don't know how practical that solution is, how well it scales= , or what kind of support exists. It uses the same standard protocols as AD= .

I do dread the day tha= t Microsoft introduces "Group Policy for Linux", if they haven= 9;t already. Also, I like Powershell and was stoked when they introduced it= to Linux, but I've personally been resisting its use to manage Linux s= ervers, perhaps for no good reason.

Yesterday I read that MS is starting to develop SysInternals-li= ke tools for Linux. They own GitHub. Like it or not, they're not going = away. They're going to continue diluting the waters between Windows and= Linux more and more. Resistance is futile.=C2=A0
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