topic Linux NIS User-id Integration in General Topics

Linux NIS User-id Integration

eugene.milon — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:37:53 GMT

Hi everyone,

Is it possible at all to integrate a Linux NIS server to be used by User-Id? From what I understand the NIS does not even log logon logoff events. I have a feeling that I am answering my own question. Also is it possible to use Syslog to look through LTSP for events as well? We do have an openLDAP server but each linux client goes straight to the NIS server. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Eugene Milon

Re: Linux NIS User-id Integration

ssharma — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:43:46 GMT

Hi Eugene,

You can find following document useful. If you have some logs on NIS server, you can retrieve the user id information using following document

How to Configure a Custom Syslog Sender and Test User Mappings

If you have additional questions regarding strings or regex, you can contact our dev center for assistance

DevCenter

Hope this helps. Thank you.

Re: Linux NIS User-id Integration

Jimmy_Delgado — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 23:36:47 GMT

Is there any updated document for this matter, we are currently running into this issue.

If I try the link above it will tell me I have insufficient privileges for this resource or its parent to perform this action.

Re: Linux NIS User-id Integration

TomYoung — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:38:28 GMT

Hi @Jimmy_Delgado ,

As the original poster noted, it looks like NIS does not log authentication events -> https://serverfault.com/questions/509646/how-to-have-logs-about-users-logins-logouts-in-a-nis-server.

I don't have an absolute certainty, but the site looks reputable.

Thanks,

Tom