Password Synchronization for LINUX servers

bhandu · 06-07-2007, 03:53 AM

Hi,
I have two Linux servers in a cluster architecture. If I want to synchronize the password on both the servers, then by copying the encrypted password of server 1 in the passwd file of server 2, will the password of server 1 work if i login on to server 2 with the same login as on server 1.
Does the encryption algorithm and hash value attached to passwd on both servers will be different?

alunduil · 06-07-2007, 08:47 PM

Would it be possible to use a directory solution? For example, you could use OpenLDAP to house your user information (thus allowing the system to keep /etc/passwd), and then share the passwords through ldap authentication in PAM.

Regards,

Alunduil