> > Also, how can I install shadow passwords in potato? I need them because > my other machines use them, and I use NIS to share passwords. The users > can't log in to the potato machine because there is no /etc/shadow. Would > it be enough to create a shadow file that contains nothing but "+:::::" or > however many colons are required in it? Or is there more that must happen > for shadow passwords to work over NIS?
As root -> 'shadowconfig on' test that everything is happy BEFORE you log out. You may need to change your password so that shadow knows about it.
