topic Password Replication at DR Server. in Operating System - HP-UX

Password Replication at DR Server.

harry_7 — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 13:36:19 GMT

Dear All,

Please advice me, we have a DR Site. I want to replicate my all the FTP user’s at DR Site. Is there any way where I can replicate FTP Users only.

With Regards

Harry

Re: Password Replication at DR Server.

harry_7 — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 13:46:33 GMT

Replication at DR Site with the existing (production) passwords..

Thanks.

harry.

Re: Password Replication at DR Server.

Sridhar Bhaskarla — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 13:46:35 GMT

Hi Harry,

Unless you use tools like LDAP/NIS+/control-SA/NIS etc., it is not possible without scripting. You can simply duplicate the accounts, by keeping them all in one file with all the details and then using 'useradd' command, but synchronizing the passwords can be a painful task with the scripting. Finding out when the users changed their passwords is the key in scripting.

-Sri

Re: Password Replication at DR Server.

Sridhar Bhaskarla — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 13:51:11 GMT

And.. it may be better if you have 'trusted' your systems because you can copy /tcb/files/auth// from one server to another. You need to ensure that the user is not active and there is no account related activity on the box. You can also use '/usr/sam/lbin/usermod -p login' to synchronize the passwords where is from systemA's password registry (either /etc/passwd or /tcb/files/auth.. structure I mentioned above). Again you will need to ensure that the user is not active on the box when you run that usermod command.

-Sri