[OpenAFS] how to integrate auth with Linux system

Charles Clancy security@xauth.net
Wed, 6 Feb 2002 00:28:55 -0600 (CST)


> Now I am using NIS auth, and how to just use one command to change two
> passwords(NIS and AFS)?

You don't want to have NIS passwords.  Set your NIS passwords to "*NP*",
or something similar.  Use NIS for name service (via NSS) and AFS for
authentication (via PAM).  Solves the security problem of NIS!

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