Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 11:59:45 -0500 (CDT) From: Don Read <dread@texas.net> To: "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@cmiets.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: SCO Openserver & FreeBSD Message-ID: <XFMail.990722115945.dread@texas.net> In-Reply-To: <3796681D.8D30924F@cmiets.com>
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On 22-Jul-99 James A. Mutter wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've got a situation where I need to integrate several FreeBSD boxes
> into an already existing SCO environment. I'm polling the group for
> opinions/ideas/comments/etc...
>
> We have (1) SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 box which we need to keep. Currently
> it provides all network services to our office (Database, File & Print,
> Mail, DNS, etc...)
>
> I'd like to bring in a few FreeBSD servers to take over File & Print
> services, Mail, etc... Now, my questions.
>
> 1. Is there an easy way to migrate the password file from the SCO box
> to the FreeBSD servers?
>
A. install the DES libcrypt on the FreeBSD box(s).
B. get home directories in sync, either /usr/home or just /usr
C. a awk script to insert the ":0:0" to the SCO.passwd > BSD.passwd
D. vipw + :$ + :r BSD.passwd+ :wq ( fixup any complaints)
E. couple of scripts to create and populate homedirs from time to time.
( mailto:dread@calcasieu.com if you need the scripts )
> 2. And I think that this is going to be the killer, is there an easy
> way (short of NIS) to keep passwords between the SCO box and the FreeBSD
> boxen in sync?
This is what NIS lives for but ...
steal the $(PASSWD): $(MASTER) stuff from /var/yp/Makefile.dist and scp it
over to your SCO box.
how to merge the changes is, ahh.., exercise left to the reader, yeah, thats it.
>
> 3. A bit off topic. Has anyone used SAMBA to act as a WinNT PDC?
nope.
> Anyone used SAMBA's ability to sync Windows and UNIX passwords? Just
> curious.
playing with it, no success so far.
Regards,
---
Don Read dread@calcasieu.com
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Calcasieu Lumber Co. Austin TX
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