hi all.
i've been twiddling around with linux for a year or so now to good effect (nameservers, spamfilters, webfilters etc.)
we're looking to make a lab at work to run alongside or windows network demonstrating whether or not we could run with it in certain departments to save some money and hopefully provide a more flexible network platform (what i've read about openafs looks extremely versatile).
my first objective was to create a remote user account and home share to simplify admin of users, which i did easily with nfs and nis. i've read some discouraging reports about the security of this though, and would appreciate anyones experiences of other means of authentication & how 'elegant' they are to set up and running!
i also realise that sometimes security problems aren't really problems at all, just in the wrong hands they could be- so is nis actually ok? (broadly speaking of course)
look forward to any opinions you might have
tia
john