Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 21:04:37 +0200 (CEST) From: Paul Herman <pherman@frenchfries.net> To: David Thiel <dthiel@nexprise.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: more fun NIS problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008082032510.310-100000@bagabeedaboo.security.at12.de> In-Reply-To: <39904FB1.52470D98@nexprise.com>
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Hi David, On Tue, 8 Aug 2000, David Thiel wrote: > I tried ypserv -d, and no suspicious output was there - all the yp* > commands appear normal, the only thing I could possibly think of is when > I did a ypcat passwd, the root account was in the middle of the password > file instead of its usual position at the top. Would that make any > difference? In theory no, but position in the local /etc/passwd is important. The fact that everything looks OK yp-wise probably means that you have a local problem. In most NIS situations you have all local accounts first (like root, toor, etc.) and then the "+:::::::::" very last. Other orderings may produce results you may (or may not) want. man 5 passwd goes at length to explain how ordering is important. -Paul. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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