Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:11:45 -0500 From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com> To: Langa Kentane <evablunted@earthling.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Setting up freebsd as an NIS client Message-ID: <19991029111145.A52420@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <3819C535.48672F4C@earthling.net>; from evablunted@earthling.net on Fri, Oct 29, 1999 at 06:03:02PM %2B0200 References: <3819C535.48672F4C@earthling.net>
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In the last episode (Oct 29), Langa Kentane said: > I want to setup my freebsd server to authenticate thru my yp server. > I am using FreeBSD 3.2-R. My yp server is a RedHat Linux system. > yp_serv is already installed and running on the Linux system. > > Where can I find the howto's on for setting up my server for such. basically, you: 1. edit rc.conf, set nis_domainname to your NIS domain, and set nis_client=YES 2. run vipw, and add this line to the bottom of the file: +::::::::: 3. edit /etc/group, and add a line with a single '+' to it at the bottom. Reboot, and you should be set. -- Dan Nelson dnelson@emsphone.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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