From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Dec 1 11:41:41 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id LAA07332 for isp-outgoing; Mon, 1 Dec 1997 11:41:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp) Received: from ucet.ufl.edu (ronell.ucet.ufl.edu [128.227.243.237]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA07316 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 1997 11:41:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from northrup@ucet.ufl.edu) Received: from localhost (northrup@localhost) by ucet.ufl.edu (8.7.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA94006 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 1997 14:41:11 -0500 Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 14:41:10 -0500 (EST) From: Dylan Northrup To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: NIS setup question Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Ok, I've got my FreeBSD box ('kubrick' which is running 2.2.2 on a Pentium Pro 200 with 128 Megs of RAM) set up as an NIS master server. I've also got a machine ('jms' which is running AIX 4.2) set up as a client machine. There are no slave servers. The passwd file that I'm distributing via NIS is not the master.passwd file for the server, but instead a version that sits in /etc/nis. The client is able to see the maps that are coming from the server. However, when I try to use yppasswd on the client, strange things happen. The NIS maps seem to reflect the change (i.e. logging into the client after running yppasswd, I have to use the new password) but the original file is not changed. Also, when I run yppasswd, I get the following error messages. . . Enter the new password again: 3004-622 An error occurred updating the password database. 3004-604 Your entry does not match the old password. yppasswd: 1831-155 could not change passwd Now, if I use yppasswd and give it the same password for the new password as the old password, I get this... Enter the new password again: 3004-622 An error occurred updating the password database. northrup's New password: Enter the new password again: And I put in the new password again, then it exits. I'm using the following for my rpc.yppasswdd command... /usr/sbin/rpc.yppasswd -t /etc/nis/master.passwd -s -f Anyone have any pointers on what I might be doing incorrectly? -- Dylan Northrup <*> northrup@nwe.ufl.edu <*> http://web.nwe.ufl.edu/~northrup <*> --------------- Random B5 Quote "Curious. We have the memories of your entire life to play with, but your thoughts are rooted here in this station. It means a lot to you, doesn't it?" -- Knight Two, "And The Sky Full Of Stars"