Re: /etc/passwd migration between systems
On Fri, 23 Aug 1996, Jim Worthington wrote:
Hi Jim,
> Does Linux use a different encryption algorithm than Sun? (obviously it
> is different) Is there any Sun compatability login software for Linux
> that would allow me to use a common password database between the two
> systems?
When both machines are attached to the same LAN the use of NIS would help.
Works perfectly here with serveral different UNIX types like
BSD/Linux/Solaris/SunOs. The NIS Server runs on a SunOS Machine.
Greetings,
Steffen
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