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TIP: Resetting the Service Configuration to Defaults
Restore the defaults by clicking Change > Reset to Defaults. This discards any
changes made.
3.11.7 Users
If network access was configured successfully during the previous steps of the installa-
tion, you now have the following possibilities to manage user administration method
on your system:
Local (/etc/passwd)
Users are administered locally on the installed host. This is a suitable option for
stand-alone workstations. User data is managed by the local file /etc/passwd.
All users who are entered in this file can log in to the system even if no network
is available.
If YaST found a former version of SUSE Linux Enterprise or another system using
/etc/passwd, it offers the possibility to import local users. To do so, check
Read User Data from a Previous Installation and click Choose. In the next dialog,
select the users to import and click OK.
LDAP
Users are administered centrally on an LDAP server for all systems in the network.
NIS
Users are administered centrally on a NIS server for all systems in the network.
Windows Domain
SMB authentication is often used in mixed Linux and Windows networks.
NOTE: Content of the Authentication Menu
If you use the custom package selection and one or more authentication
methods are missing from the menu, the required packages probably are not
installed.
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