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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:16:51 -0600
From: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ab.ca>
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>>>>> "Tom" == Tom  <tom@uniserve.com> writes:

    Tom>   No, there is a well known problem with the NIS client.
    Tom> Even for local entries, the NIS server is still consulted.

That strange. On my test LAN I regularly knock down the NIS servers
to check for NIS-related bugs in various applications, and I've
never had problems with local logins when there's a local password
file entry. (This with 4-STABLE.)

--lyndon


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