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From: Alex de Kruijff <akruijff@dds.nl>
Subject: re: bin/42868 - passwd on NIS master server can't work for users
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The following reply was made to PR bin/42868; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Alex de Kruijff <akruijff@dds.nl>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, wkwu@csie.nctu.edu.tw
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Subject: re: bin/42868 - passwd on NIS master server can't work for users
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 01:43:57 +0200

 >Number:         42868
 >Category:       bin
 >Synopsis:       passwd on NIS master server can't work for users
 >Confidential:   no
 >Severity:       serious
 >Priority:       medium
 >Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
 >State:          open
 >Quarter:       
 >Keywords:      
 >Date-Required: 
 >Class:          sw-bug
 >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 >Arrival-Date:   Tue Sep 17 03:20:02 PDT 2002
 >Closed-Date:   
 >Last-Modified: 
 >Originator:     Wei-Kai Wu
 >Release:        FreeBSD 4.7-PRERELEASE i386
 >Organization:
 Kavalan
 >Environment:
 System: FreeBSD mailgate 4.7-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 4.7-PRERELEASE #4: Mon 
 Sep 16 16:19:03 CST 2002 
 Wei-Kai@mailgate:/spool/obj/home/src/sys/MAILGATE i386
 >Description:
 > I use 'passwd' on NIS master server as below:  (root account)
 > $ /usr/bin/passwd james
 > Changing NIS password for root on localhost in domain +csie.nis.
 
 > Why I can't change the james's password on NIS master server?
 > The sources' (usr.bin/passwd/*.c) problem or the NIS policy?
 
 The manual (file:/usr/share/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/nis.html) 
 hold some clue to what you can do. Try using the yp version op passwd 
 to change you password. (yppasswd) Does this solve you problem?
 
 >How-To-Repeat:
 >Fix:
 >Release-Note:
 >Audit-Trail:
 >Unformatted:
 
 --
 Alex