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Hi ,

                  I have a lot of problems in
configuring a Suse Linux box as a NIS client for a
Freebsd NIS server. (two seperate boxes, one running
FreeBSD 4.4 Nis server and one running Suse Linux 7.1
runnig Nis client). My aim is that any user in our
small network should be able to login from this Suse
Linux box.

     Everything looks fine, the ypbind is working
properly and when I issue the command ,

    # ypcat passwd   

     i can see that all the passwords that are mapped
properly.I can see the various user accounts.I made
sure that I have added the +:::::::: at the end in the
/etc/passwd file.

  I know that  the Freebsd Nis server assumes that it
is in a single server Nis environment with only
Freebsd Nis clients. So, I made sure that the option
"unsecure" is enabled in the /var/yp/Makefile on the
Freebsd nis server  hoping that it will support my
Linux client .But, it did not work either.

I have spent a lot of time on it. I dont know what the
problem is. 

  I installed Freebsd on the same linux box and made
it a dual boot system. I configured the same box as
Freebsd nis client and tested  and it just works fine.
Anybody in the network can log into this system
through this Freebsd client. But if i boot the same
box into Linux, nobody can logon (except the accounts
that are created in the local box).

I dont know where the problem is exactly at. I spent
hours on it, but could not find the problem. Is this
the problem of Suse Linux? Is there anyway that I can
make it work? If anybody knows what Iam doing wrong,
please let me know.

Thank You in advance,

Sagar Kondru



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