[NTLUG:Discuss] Suggestions requested...

[MadHat]

Greg E wrote:
> 
> DNS, NFS, & NIS in combination.
> 
> Have all servers init with a minimum configuration to get networking DNS,
> NFS, & NIS running.  Then automate the server configuration setup to start
> once the init process is complete.  Do your loading of config files and
> programs from a central server and maybe 1 or 2 mirrors.  This way you only
> have to maintain a standard init on the individual machines and the complex
> stuff on a single machine.
> 
> JMO
> 

thought about that, but the problem is that the boxes live on several
networks around the world and I don't want to have to mount NFS from say
Germany back here to Dallas.  I know, I just need a NFS/NIS server at
each location, but security of NFS and NIS scares the sh^Htuff out of
me.  I don't trust them.  

Not saying it is a bad idea, it is the only one I have really seen/come
up with.  
I am just not sure if that is the way I want to tackle it.

Thanks, I really do appreciate it.

-- 
MadHat