NIS authentication

[Matus "fantomas" Uhlar]

-> Matus \"fantomas\" Uhlar <uhlar at fantomas.sk> writes:
-> 
-> > -> My understanding of the original message is that he wants to not just
-> > -> allow any user who can authenticate as a NIS user to read news, but rather
-> > -> those users who can authenticate *and* who are members of a specific NIS
-> > -> group.
-> 
-> > I studies NIS but it's time ago. Are you sure NIS groups are designed
-> > for such things ?
-> 
-> They're just like regular Unix groups, but distributed.  I probably
-> wouldn't do it this way, but it's a logical extension of how Unix groups
-> can be used (for example, back in the days where people would log on to
-> the news server to read news locally, one could only put particular people
-> in the news group and lock off access to them).

Hmmm, maybe not using NIS group, but specialized NIS table(s) would be better;
I think NIS groups are for NIS management not for such things, even if you
can use them this way. I should ask the poster of the patch but i don't have
his email anymore...
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