Re: Using LTSP for network login authentication?

Jason Gibson <[email protected]> Fri, 4 Mar 2022 21:47:55 -0700
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I did it with NIS on the lan. Not sure about it's security level though.
LDAP may be better suited.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.server-world.info/en/note%3Fos%3DUbuntu_20.04%26p%3Dnis%26f%3D1&ved=2ahUKEwiogZrzlK72AhV0KH0KHbuFBVsQFnoECAsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0SGHmoCypJB2ut9PturQaY

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On Fri, Mar 4, 2022, 6:39 PM Joseph Bishay <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Our Ubuntu LTSP server and thin clients are the main focus of our network,
> but we have some other Ubuntu servers providing additional services
> (backup, VOIP, etc.).  The network admin have to create accounts on each
> machine and remember the different passwords for each of these additional
> servers.  Is there a way to have LTSP act as the main authenticator for
> these other servers, similar to how it is authenticating when you log into
> a thin client?  This way we centralize the username and passwords and make
> it easy to add / remove users?
>
> Thank you.
> Joseph
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3BwLvG-vJ0ApM</a></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr=
" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 4, 2022, 6:39 PM Joseph Bishay &lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote=
:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bor=
der-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello,<div><br><=
/div><div>Our Ubuntu LTSP server and thin clients are the main focus of our=
 network, but we have some other Ubuntu servers providing additional servic=
es (backup, VOIP, etc.).=C2=A0 The network admin have to create accounts on=
 each machine and remember the different passwords for each of these additi=
onal servers.=C2=A0 Is there a way to have LTSP act as the main authenticat=
or for these other servers, similar to how it is authenticating when you lo=
g into a thin client?=C2=A0 This way we centralize the username and passwor=
ds and make it easy to add / remove users?</div><div><br></div><div>Thank y=
ou.</div><div>Joseph</div></div>
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ts.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss</a><br>
For additional LTSP help,=C2=A0 =C2=A0try #ltsp channel on <a href=3D"http:=
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