Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 00:51:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Salvatore Riccio <svrmsn@email.msn.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can't rlogin using nis (yp) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980703005023.27028E-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <000d01bda4a2$3ca75b60$b1802599@win95>
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On Tue, 30 Jun 1998, Salvatore Riccio wrote: > I've installed freebsd 2.2.6-RELEASE and enabled ypbind in rc.conf. A "ps" > shows that the process is running. I issue the command: > > ypcat passwd | grep <user> > > which shows that the freebsd system queries the yp server which returns the > user information. The /etc/passwd file on the FreeBSD system was edited to > include the in the last line > > +:*:0:0:::::: You actually want to add the token +::::::::: to the master password file using `vipw'; next time you edit the password database your changes to /etc/passwd will be erased. The URL referenced in another email is an excellent primer. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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