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    Clarification regarding the status of Identity Management for Unix (IDMU) & NIS Server Role in Windows Server 2016 and beyond ☶ devops unix windows blogs.technet.microsoft.com
    calvin avatar via calvin 2 years ago | cached | no comments

Yes, Windows had a native YP/NIS server. It wasn’t very good, but it was a thing. The recommended option is to use LDAP with Kerberos instead.

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