Authentication

In the Authentication section, select whether to use shadow passwords and MD5 encryption for user passwords. These options are highly recommended and chosen by default.

The Authentication Configuration options allows you to configure the following methods of authentication:

• NIS

• LDAP

• Kerberos 5

• Hesiod

• SMB

• Name Switch Cache

They are not enabled by default. To enable one or more of these methods, click the appropriate tab, click the checkbutton next to Enable, and enter the appropriate information for the authentication method.