Hi, I have a small network of machines with one of them acting as the nis master. Currently it looks like using the "passwd" program on the master will change the password file but not update the nis map. I seem to recall long ago that the nis installation made passwd call yppasswd? I am confused as to how it should be set up.
If I use the "+::::::" entry in the /etc/passwd file on the master, then the nis maps are used for logins, etc. But since the maps are unchanged after using "passwd" the passwd program reports success and the password appears to be unchanged to the user. The next time root runs make in /var/yp the maps are updated and the password is changed. This is a source of confusion naturally. I read the debian nis howto and thought I followed it. It appears that the solution is to disable "passwd", or make "passwd" a link to yppasswd. If so let me know and I will file a bug report. Otherwise please let me know what stupid mistake I made. thanks very much, Stuart
