Re: Shadow Passwords

Stephen Fisher (lithium@cia-g.com)
Sat, 30 Aug 1997 11:52:13 -0600 (MDT)

On Sat, 30 Aug 1997, Fraser Campbell wrote:

> I was reading a FAQ on shadow passwords and it recommends that shadow
> passwords not be used on your UNIX machine if it is used by terminal
> servers to verify users (via NFS, NIS, etc).

Never heard such advice.

> Does this apply to radius also? If not, and I do upgrade to shadow, do
> I have to make any changes to our RADIUS server for it to work?

I would use shadow anyway, and Radius should support it fine or with small
changes.

- Steve
- Systems Manager
- Community Internet Access, Inc.
- Gallup and Grants, New Mexico