[clue-tech] SSH / NIS

[Patrick H]

Yes, if the box is setup to authenticate off NIS, then any account you 
try and log in with will be queried off the NIS server by the box you 
are logging into.
The passwd line in /etc/nsswitch.conf controls where accounts are looked 
up from and what order.

Patrick H.

-------- Original Message  --------
Subject: [clue-tech] SSH / NIS
From: David L. Willson <DLWillson at TheGeek.NU>
To: clue-tech at cluedenver.org
Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:11:19 PM
> Should I be able to SSH into a host that is part of an NIS domain, using an account from
> the NIS domain?  I've never used NIS, so I don't know what it's capabilities are.
>
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