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From: jim@cs.strath.ac.uk (Jim Reid)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: /etc/passwd consolidation
Message-ID: <1403@stracs.cs.strath.ac.uk>
Date: 4 Apr 89 19:10:26 GMT
References: <18929@adm.BRL.MIL>
Reply-To: jim@cs.strath.ac.uk
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In article <18929@adm.BRL.MIL> rbj@dsys.icst.nbs.gov (Root Boy Jim) writes:
>.......................... However, YP is fraught with it's own problems,
>such as not working well with nameservers.

This is an understatement to say the least. YP is riddled with so many
security holes, you might as well leave /etc/passwd world writable.
Worrying about users having the same password on all the hosts on your
network pales into insignificance when compared to the troubles that
Yellow Pages can cause.

		Jim
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