Unique Authentication needs?

[Ian Wilson]

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 7:44 AM, David A. Bandel <david.bandel at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you convert the vms/HPUX boxes to Linux?  The HPUX isn't all that
> important, as it should support what I will propose below, but the vms
> I don't know about.  Do all systems run X?  If so, I think you're
> gold.

I cannot convert the vms and HPUX boxes to linux.  On the VMS side,
there is a financial application running that requires precision that
I cannot replicate in Linux, and the HPUX application has a specific
use as well, so those are in for the time being.

> Here's what I would do (and have done in a school).
> One server -- take your best/strongest system and make it a server
> with everything needed running on it.  Install/configure X to give
> remote logins.

Unfortunately, I don't think that this is the solution -- some servers
have Databases running on it (ugh, Oracle), some of the servers have
custom-written applications on it, and some of the boxes are nothing
more than overglorified number crunchers on it.

Ian
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