I have the plus entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group in the client, not in the master.
/etc/passwd +:*:::: /etc/group +:*:*: I also changed the /etc/nsswitch.conf to use either "compat" or "db nis files" for the passwd, group, shadow entries. It still does not work. Appreciate any other suggestions/comments. Bao -- Bao C. Ha ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.hacom.net voice: (706) 736-8717 dial-in: (706) 849-0785 On 21 Oct 1997, Jim Pick wrote: > > "Bao C. Ha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I am having problems configuring NIS in Debian 1.3. I set one up as > > master and one as client, no shadow passwd. From the client, I can do > > "ypcat passwd", and see NIS distributed users. But when I try to log in > > as one of the NIS users, it just does not work. I think I am having a > > passwd problem. > > The first thing to check is to make sure your plus entries in /etc/passwd > are A-OK. > > Also, I know the NIS in "hamm" requires an /etc/nsswitch.conf file to be set > up (look at the libc6-dev docs for more info) in order for the system to > see the users - but I don't think you need it for Debian 1.3. Might > be worth checking out anyways, just in case you have mixed libs or something. > > Cheers, > > - Jim > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
