/usr/bin/passwd offers a "safe way" for root to edit /etc/passwd (or shadow). If setuid it allows regular users to change passwd without asking root to do changes for them.
(note: does have learning curve on args to choose)
gnupasswd - gnu change user password
gnugpasswd - gnu change group password
gnupasswd(1) has a goal to work with older login.c/linux and some newer too, also "getpwent" (any glibc). or help convert.
gnupassd does pass only: leaves all else alone (compat). ...
Migrate an ldap with nis schema to rfc2307bis schema
A short script written in Python to migrate an ldap ldif file with nis schema to rfc2307bis schema.
Synthax:
./ldap_nis_2_rfc2307bis.py <source ldif file> <dest ldif file>
Tools for converting a Unix/Linux NIS environment to IPA (http://www.freeipa.org). Currently supports importing passwd, group, group members, hosts and netgroup NIS maps into IPA. IPA already contains support for importing automount maps.
MACOW is a formal and scalable mandatory access implementation suitable on open worlds such as the provided on Semantic Web, Autonomic Computing and Coaltions and Federations scenarios. It is able to access control on distributed systems.
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nisldapd is a software daemon written in C for *nix systems that can provide user and group information via NIS/YP which is published in an LDAP datastore. The daemon runs only if there have been changes made in LDAP that are relevant to NIS/YP.
A non-compatible alternative for Sun's YP/NIS server/client. My implementation of this is to be simplistic, scalable, and secure. Everything I feel NIS lacked. **Interested developers are welcome to join the project!**
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The project is to optimize both the Linux Workstation and School Server at for student usage. All the applications that were available would be systematically replaced with linux applications. The Network connections to the existing systems remain inta