From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Mar 7 20:53:43 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA20649 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 7 Mar 1997 20:53:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from obie.softweyr.ml.org ([199.104.124.49]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA20639 for ; Fri, 7 Mar 1997 20:53:34 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wes@localhost) by obie.softweyr.ml.org (8.7.5/8.6.12) id VAA09645; Fri, 7 Mar 1997 21:58:04 -0700 (MST) Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 21:58:04 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199703080458.VAA09645@obie.softweyr.ml.org> From: Wes Peters To: "David Langford" CC: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I create an NIS Master? In-Reply-To: <199703061751.HAA03207@caliban.dihelix.com> References: <199703061619.JAA27631@xmission.xmission.com> <199703061751.HAA03207@caliban.dihelix.com> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk David Langford asked: > Is there a version of vipw(8) that works with the passwd > files being in /var/yp? It makes editing the files much easier. I replied: % No, but you don't really need one since you don't need to lock the % files while editing. All vipw adds to vi is to lock the passwd % database while you're editing; these locks are not supported with NIS. > Actually what I find most useful is that it combines the passwd and > master.passwd file so I can make whatever changes I need at once. But there is only one master file used for NIS, or has the FreeBSD implementation changed that much? -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com