Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 16:01:21 -0400 From: Tom Bennett <bennett@centerline.com> To: "Daniel M. Eischen" <deischen@iworks.interworks.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to setup NIS? Message-ID: <9607262001.AA14468@anvil>
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>> > I am having some trouble setting up NIS on a FreeBSD 2.1.0 system. >> > I cannot find any documentation on how to setup up NIS. I looked in >> > the FAQ and the handbook. >> > >> > This is what I have done: >> > >> > 1. I set nis_clientflags to the following in my /etc/sysconfig file: >> > >> > nis_clientflags="-s" >> > >> > 2. Using vipw, I added the following to the bottom of the master.passwd file: >> > >> > +::::::::: >> > >> > 3. I rebooted the machine and verified that the ypbind process >> > was running. >> > >> > Everything seems to work, except nobody can log into the machine. It >> > doesn't recognize their account in the NIS database. Using ypcat, I >> > can display the NIS password file (ypcat passwd) and all of the other >> > maps. I can even switch to someone's account using su, if I'm logged >> > in as root. Also, finger recognizes everyone in our NIS database. It >> > just doesn't work when someone tries to login. The login process >> > doesn't seem to consult the NIS password file. >> > >> > Is there something else I need to do to get this to work? Any help would >> > be greatly appreciated. >> >> Have you installed the DES libraries? >> >> Dan Eischen >> deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org No, I haven't installed these libraries. Where can I get the DES libraries? Are they on the CDROM? Thanks. --- Tom Bennett bennett@centerline.com
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