Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 10:08:01 +0100 (CET) From: Robert Eckardt <roberte@MEP.Ruhr-Uni-Bochum.de> To: softweyr@xmission.com (Wes Peters) Cc: langfod@dihelix.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I create an NIS Master? Message-ID: <199703080908.KAA00475@ghost.mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> In-Reply-To: <199703080458.VAA09645@obie.softweyr.ml.org> from Wes Peters at "7. Mar. 97 21:55:40"
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It was Wes Peters who wrote: > 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. While we are at it: Is there a program that allows setting of the PW field in /var/yp/master.passwd ? This way the root@NISmasterserver could give passwords to all too forgetting users without too much editing. Robert -- Robert Eckardt \\ FreeBSD -- solutions for a large universe.(tm) RobertE@MEP.Ruhr-Uni-Bochum.de \\ What do you want to boot tomorrow ?(tm) http://WWW.MEP.Ruhr-Uni-Bochum.de/~roberte For PGP-key finger roberte@gluon.MEP.Ruhr-Uni-Bochum.de
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