Re: Digital Unix 4 protected password database.

[darren.moffat () uk sun com (Darren J Moffat - Enterprise Services OS Product Support Group)]

> The one thing that a lot of people miss with Digital UNIX is that
> when you use Enhanced Security in conjunction with NIS, the entire
> "protected" password subsystem is available as the NIS map prpasswd.

Just as a clarifiction incase people get confused. This is not an
issue with NIS but with the particular implemention used on Digital UNIX.

Under Solaris there is the option for a passwd.adjunct map which will
stop the display of encrypted passwords for users listed in the adjunct
map when doing a ypcat passwd.


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Darren J Moffat