On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 14:47:55 +0100, Mark Farmer <farmerma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't like NIS as it uses plain text for passwords. It uses plain text for the display of the encrypted /etc/shadow file. Yes, automounting home directories works in fedora. In fact, it is really easy to upgrade/install from each fedora release using the automount home directories and remote authentication- since there is no user data on the local PC, it makes upgrading/replacing/installing that much easier.