password sharing between paltforms running hp, sun, linux,windows

[Tony Schmidt]

I have servers running Sunos 5.8, HPUX 10.20, Linux, and Windows. Is there a program that will share passwords on a real time basis across all of these platforms, and enforce rules that meet govt. chapter 8 requirements. These include 8 character passwords, capital letters, numbers, unsuccessful logins, inactive accounts and account locking. NIS will not work.

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

The only viable option you have is LDAP. I don'tknow if 10.20 HP-UX supports it, but a centralized LDAP authentication server can be set up and meet government security guidelines.

Here is an HP-UX doc.

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/J4269-90030/J4269-90030_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/J4269-90030/00/00/59-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/J4269-90030/00/00/59-toc.html&searchterms=Configuration%7cLDAP&queryid=20031215-125640

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[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi,

I think LDAP will do for you, the only problem is 10.20. The latest hp ladp is not supported for 10.20.

http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=J4269AA

http://www.openldap.org/

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Karthik S S]

Best bet is SFU - Microsoft Services For Unix

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/

-Karthik S S

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

http://wwws.sun.com/software/products/directory_srvr/home_directory.html

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Tony Schmidt]

Thanks all. I will give these a try on some test machines.