Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:47:31 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Anderson <bunicula@rcn.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: nis? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.9912212346110.15987-100000@charon.diabolis.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.9912212328390.15987-100000@charon.diabolis.net>
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nevermind...
i forgot to add the +:::::::: to the passwd file.
odd that i didn't have to do that on the linux or solaris machines. i
don't know nis well, so it's no surprise that i don't follow the different
os implementations well.
does freebsd even use the nsswitch.conf file?
brian
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Brian Anderson wrote:
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> newbie freebsd question...
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> i've got an nis domain set up here, to allow (in theory) the irix,
> solaris, linux and free bsd machines to all work happily together.
>
> i've got ypbind running at boot ok... i can ypcat passwd and get the list,
> but the nis users aren't showing up. (unknown login xxxxx)
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> i created an /etc/nsswitch.conf, with
> passwd: files nis
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> which is the setup that works in solaris and linux...
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> so what stupid thing am i missing?
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> brian
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