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NIS Client start Problem

 
Ralf Buchhold
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‎04-13-2004 09:06 PM

‎04-13-2004 09:06 PM

NIS Client start Problem

Hello
all my Nis-Clients (and all my Nis-Slave-Server) can bind with the NIS-Master only
with the option -ypset.
Why ?
It is called: insecure !!
Thank you
Ralf
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G. Vrijhoeven
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‎04-13-2004 09:15 PM

‎04-13-2004 09:15 PM

Re: NIS Client start Problem

Hi Ralf:


http://www.netsys.com/cgi-bin/man2html/?ypbind

ypset
Allow users from any remote machine to change the binding by means of the ypset command. By default, no one can change the binding. This option is insecure.

HTH,

Gideon
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Elmar P. Kolkman
Honored Contributor

‎04-13-2004 09:16 PM

‎04-13-2004 09:16 PM

Re: NIS Client start Problem

If you look at the full message, you'll see that it is insecure because anyone can change the NIS server. By using '-ypsetme' it is better. In that case, only the server itself can change which nis server to bind to.
Every problem has at least one solution. Only some solutions are harder to find.
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