Re: UUCP and PortMasters

Allen J. Newton (anewton@basis.com)
Tue, 5 Sep 1995 14:37:35 -0600 (MDT)

Stuart Lynne wrote:
> Subject: Re: UUCP and PortMasters
> In article <42i8bu$t36@vanbc.wimsey.com>,
> Allen J. Newton <anewton@basis.com> wrote:
> }I've seen several people saying this. I wonder if it's because you're
> }using RADIUS? I don't know.
> }
> }I'm not right now, but plan to, but in any case, here's how I'm handling it
> }without double passwords:
> }
> }Just treat the UUCP account as any other user name (I do this in the
> }password table), set to autologin to the UUCP host. That way, the PM never
> }asks for the password to begin with (I have ALL the dialup users set this
> }way, btw -- the only passwords I have the PM handle right now is PPP
> }accounts).
>
> Two problems with this approach. First you have to keep all of the password
> tables on all of your PM's in synch which can be a bit of a problem after
> you get more than a couple.

We only have one, and using the password table is only a temporary measure
until I get RADIUS built and working on SCO UNIX (I think it's built, I
just haven't taken the time to get it working, because I need to move to
NIS and make some decisions about which host to use, etc).

>Second what do you do when you signup more
> people than can fit in the password table.

Hadn't happened, yet...

>It's designed to support a small
> corporate environment where the user base is small and stable.

That's us...

>Radius is
> required where you have a large and dynamically changing user base that is
> spread across multiple PM's.

Like I said, eventually.

However, I'm not quite sure why there have to be TWO passwords for UUCP --
My personal account with my ISP, I have both dialup and UUCP (also PPP, but
not germaine to this discussion), and with either I only need on password.

I'm not sure if he's using hosts.equiv to accomplish this.

I guess I'll figure this all out when I activate RADIUS, in any case...

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