[SunHELP] Naming Services...which to use???

[Robert Banniza]

Ok guys,
Here's a loaded question. I'm working in a shop with several flavors of
UNIX. These include AIX, Solaris, Tru64 and Linux. However, with the
recent awareness of HIPAA and needing a central authentication
mechanism, I'm wanting to use either LDAP, NIS or NIS+ with the ability
to automount a user's home directory. With that said, what are you guys
using out there in the field? I'm having a hard time deciding as:

LDAP: not supported by all OSes in some form or fashion
NIS: Supported by all but older technology and not the most secure
NIS+: Again not supported by all OSes and a little tougher to maintain

With that said, I have found the YPLAPD module from padl.com which
looks really nice but does not support Tru64. I have also checked out
Purdue's ACMAINT which looks pretty slick. Any suggestions out there?
I'm anxious to hear what you have to say.

Thanks
Robert

P.S. I posed this exact question to a Sun engineer and he stated they
still use a lot of NIS with a push to go to LDAP.

Robert Banniza
Senior UNIX Administrator
Ascension Health
Phone: 812-228-2157


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