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Date:      Mon, 7 Jan 2002 17:08:21 -0600
From:      Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com>
To:        Chad David <davidc@acns.ab.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Solaris NIS client
Message-ID:  <20020107230821.GN65733@dan.emsphone.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020107160034.A23670@colnta.acns.ab.ca>
References:  <20020107153821.A23607@colnta.acns.ab.ca> <20020107224823.GM65733@dan.emsphone.com> <20020107160034.A23670@colnta.acns.ab.ca>

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In the last episode (Jan 07), Chad David said:
> I've got nis working enough to read the passwd and group maps, it is
> the authentication problem that I'm fighting with (I can su from
> root, but not login).
> 
> The problem is that Solaris doesn't seem to know how to read the
> password maps from the FreeBSD server (I think?), and I'm guessing
> that I need to create a new map (shadow?) on the server, and I was
> hoping that somebody already went through the effort to make this
> work (so I wouldn't have to).

Try uncommenting

UNSECURE = "True"

in /var/yp/Makefile on the BSD box.  Also make sure you're using DES
password hashes on the master (/etc/auth.conf).

-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@allantgroup.com

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