Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 09:30:14 -0500 From: Peter Schwenk <schwenk@math.udel.edu> To: Brian Anderson <bunicula@rcn.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nis? Message-ID: <3860E076.5C5ECF64@math.udel.edu> References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.9912212346110.15987-100000@charon.diabolis.net>
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Solaris and Linux use the /etc/nsswitch.conf file to determine the order in which they use various local (/etc/passwd) and distributed databases (NIS). Brian Anderson wrote: > 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: > > > > > newbie freebsd question... > > > > 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) > > > > i created an /etc/nsswitch.conf, with > > passwd: files nis > > > > which is the setup that works in solaris and linux... > > > > > > > > so what stupid thing am i missing? > > > > > > > > > > > > brian > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > -- > > -------'---,---'--- bunicula@rcn.com ---,---'---,------- > AAAAIIIIIIIIEEEEE! Evil... Bright... Yellow... Thing...!! > That must be the Daystar. I've heard talk about it. > User Friendly, 12/8/1999 > --'--,--'--,-- http://diabolis.net --'--,--'--,-- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- PETER SCHWENK | UNIX System Administrator Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Delaware schwenk@math.udel.edu | (302)831-0437 <-NEW!!! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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