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Subject: Re: nis trouble
To: mike@inlink.com (Mike Moseler)
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 09:51:48 -0500 (EST)
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In-Reply-To: <199601140306.VAA03684@dockmaster.inlink.com> from "Mike Moseler" at Jan 13, 96 09:06:55 pm
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Did you add the:
+:::::::::
entry at the bottom of your password database with vipw?

You need to do this to direct the getpw* functions to read the nis password
database.

James


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