July 2010
Beginner to intermediate
1344 pages
40h 20m
English

We’re all familiar with the concept of sharing data among computers, whether that’s accomplished through email attachments, transfer protocols such as HTTP and FTP, or file-sharing services like those provided by NFS and CIFS. These mechanisms are designed primarily as a way for users to share files and application data. However, UNIX and Linux systems can benefit from another type of sharing: the distribution of administrative configuration data. This kind of sharing centralizes administrative control and promotes consistency among systems.
User logins and passwords are a real-world example of the need for this kind of ...
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