[Linux-cluster] Re: [Cluster-devel] PAM and NSS for clusters

[Fabio M. Di Nitto]

Hi,

On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, Kadlecsik Jozsef wrote:

> Hello,
>
> In order to store users in alternate passwd, shadow and group files I have
> written some patches over Linux PAM 1.0.2 and an NSS module.
>
> With these packages one can store the passwd, shadow and group files for
> the cluster users over GFS. We have been using such a setup for more than
> half a year in production. If somebody is interested in, the patches,
> sources and the installation, configuration descriptions are available at
>
> http://www.kfki.hu/~kadlec/sw/cluster/

This looks very interesting. Did you consider submitting those patches 
upstream?

I am pretty sure some of them (like PAtch 1) should be accepted right 
away given they fix what could be a bug and reduce your delta in time.

Fabio

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