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Solaris (Score:2)

by djberg96 (2603)

Don't forget about NIS/NIS+. ;)
- Re:Solaris (Score:2)
  
  by djberg96 (2603)
  
  My searching skills are either woefully pathetic, or there just isn't a nice generic module for dealing with user administration.
  As a related followup to my own message....
  That's because there isn't a nice, generic API for *nix systems when it comes to adding, configuring and deleting users and groups. It's a PITA.
  Doable, though.
  - Re:Solaris (Score:1)
    
    by bda (4793)
    
    I'm not a big fan of NIS[+] so I probably won't ever write that. :) But I've gotten so far as to hack Unix::PasswdFile into Unix::ShadowFile. Unix::MasterPasswdFile (BSD) should be finished by tomorrow, and I can start working on the User::Account or Admin::User modules. Namespace issues need to be resolved, definitely. :) Pretty simple stuff, but neat. Eventually the goal is to use something like Stem for inter-system messaging to pass out the files, etc.
    - Re:Solaris (Score:2)
      
      by djberg96 (2603) on 2004.04.28 22:17 (#30444) Journal
      
      That's cool - I noticed the lack of shadow file handling in Unix::PasswdFile, so I was a little scared off and tempted to just use the Solaris specific one.
      
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