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Date:      Sun, 22 Nov 1998 20:35:33 -0600 (CST)
From:      John Kenagy <jktheowl@bga.com>
To:        Peter_Colby@res.raytheon.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HP-UX NIS Client - FreeBSD NIS Server - login fails
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95q.981122203123.9115C-100000@barnowl>
In-Reply-To: <852566C2.00753E16.00@ressud-as01.res.ray.com>

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On Fri, 20 Nov 1998 Peter_Colby@res.raytheon.com wrote:

> We are running a primarily freebsd network (2.2.7 or therabouts) but have a
> couple of HP-UX 10.20
> workstations connected. FreeBSD is running the NIS server with HP being a
> client.
> The HP can see all of the maps but I can't get it to recognize any valid
> user passwords from the passwd file.
> The passwd file is mostly translated properly as I can SU to a YP user from
> root, I just can't log in using any
> user out of the YP passws files.
> I need suggestions on how to enable the full access to yppasswd without
> having to hand modify the
> local passwd files on the HPs
> 
> Thanks,
> Peter Colby
> Raytheon CNS/ATM
> 
I've put up a small page covering my trials at setting up NIS at

	http://www.realtime.net/sculpture

	(follow the FreeBSD link)

I'ts really for the novice but seems to have helped a number of
people. I had a similar problem as you (I'm not running HPUX
though.) Make sure you have all of your aliases absolutely
sqeaky clean. 

Sorry for the slow reply.

John


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