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[Robert Meyer]

I can probably cover that as well.  It's not too much different than basic
UID/GID stuff.  Just in a more global context.

Cheers!

Bob
--- JJ Neff <jjneff at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Currently I am trying to figure out how GUID (Group ID's) map to the NIS
> users.
>  I cant seem to get the NIS users into the local groups (users, xgrp, audio,
> cdrom, usb etc) the Linux Network ADmin Guide at Linuxdoc.org has a great
> chapter on bith NIS and NFS.  It discussesd the need to change all UID and
> GID's to match what is in NIS and shows a script to do it but it's still very
> confusing.  I saw a link to an app on one page that automagically mapped
> names
> to groups in NIS but can't find it now (too much aspartame in my Protein
> shakes:-)
> 
> Long and Short I still need some guidnace on permissions across an
> enterprise. 
> IN mS world I would make a global (NIS group) and add that global group to
> the
> local group, I'm not sure how to map that to Linux
> 
> KEEP the CD's if you like, we can always burn more.  We'll have to get a few
> more copies of Quake binaries for those with slower links...
> 
> 
> --- "Gregory J. Neumann" <gjn at certainlywood.com> wrote:
> > Mine, too!  3/10 is best for me, and I like the idea of the lecture 
> > on permissions.  That would be a good place for my daughte to start.  
> > She had a great time and wants to come back to learn, as well as kick 
> > our butts at Quake some more! ;-)
> > 
> > JJ, Mandrake 8.1 now resides as a boot option on the "family" 
> > computer.  Installation has an "expert" mode!  YAY!  And the resizing 
> > software works very well!  Do you need the copies back?
> > 
> > -Greg
> > 
> 
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