On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 03:12:37PM +0000, Mark Cooke wrote: > Basically�Iam�having�the�problem�below: > I�have�a�server�exporting�NIS/NFS�to�my�other�2�pc's,�the server�amongst�others�is > exporting�/home�to�all�my�machines�with�the�user�created�on�the�server). > So�I�can�boot�up�any�box�and�login�to�my�account�on�the�server.. > > This�works�fine�if�I�boot�up�to�text�mode�and�then�login�and�type:�startx, > > >But�if�i�up�boot�up�to�init:5�to�gdm�to�log�in�(it�works�fine�as�root�for�both�text�and�gdm, > as root is only allowed to log into the local > >account)�it�refuses�access,�basically�in�/var/log/messages,�it�moaning�about�cannot�authorise�the�user,� > > >As��it�works�fine�booting�to�init:3�and�then�logging�in�and�starting�X�for�normal�users. > > It seems that gdm for some reason is not using nis? and looking directly at the >local /etc/passwd file, and cannot find the user > > To�be�honest�Iam�not�sure�where�the�problem�could�be,�gdm,�pam,�X? > > Mark We are doing the same thing and it works for us. I would check the nisswitch file in etc to be sure thaqt authentication is going to nis not nisplus or some other place. Now I understand that if nisswitch was screwed up the text mode should not work either but check it anyway.
What does ypcat passwd return? What does: ypmatch <logid> passwd return? -- ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University 715 Stadium Dr. San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 telephone: (210)-999-7484 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
