[aklug] Re: windoze 7 sucks

Quoting Arthur Corliss <acorliss@nevaeh-linux.org>:

> On Wed, 20 Oct 2010, jonr@destar.net wrote:
>
>> Which toolset does this and does it also kerberize my services like
>> ssh or do I have to configure each service to use kerberos?
>
> If you want to get into details, we need to start with details. Many
> applications do offer kerberos integration, but you may need to enable them.
>
> First things first: if you want a single location to centralized account
> management on then you need directory services. Are you running LDAP? Have
> you enabled PAM to use LDAP on the boxes? The latest versions of MIT
> Kerberos even allow you to store the principal keys, etc., in LDAP.
>
> Are there going to be a few more steps than in Windows? Yes. But that's
> because the UNIX mindset is least privileges first, you have enable the
> integration, etc. But it is all there.
>
> BTW, *this* kind of stuff is about centralized account management and
> directory services. This isn't config management.
>
> --Arthur Corliss
> Live Free or Die

My point exactly.

Jon

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Received on Wed Oct 20 14:49:04 2010