Subject: Re: NetBSD-Solaris86
To: David S. <davids@idiom.com>
From: MLH <mlh@goathill.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/13/2003 13:17:30
> 
> > Essentially, I view NetBSD as the best non-Sun os for complimenting 
> > Solaris in our environment, but what can be done about integrating
> > NetBSD with NIS+? Ideas appreciated.
> 
> So for integrating NetBSD clients into NIS+, consider your security
> requirements.  If you think your network is sufficiently trustworthy,
> run your servers in compatability mode.  Or just dump NIS+ for NIS/YP,
> possibly with SSH tunneling. (It'd probably work with 'stunnel', too).

NIS or NIS+ compatibility mode isn't going to fly. We are planning
on moving to an ldap backend for NIS+ and making that available
for our OS/X clients.  What would be the best way to access this
from NetBSD clients - for authenticating and automounting home
directories?