Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:39:26 -0500 (EST) From: freebsd-stable-archive@cloud9.net To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD 6.x, NIS, local root password, and nsswitch.conf Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.64.0611211238400.81907@earl-grey.cloud9.net>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
I have a new system that has FreeBSD 6.1 on it to replace a system with FreeBSD 4.11 being put out of service. I want to keep to using local root passwords only, but export other users' logins over NIS. It acts presently as an NIS slave server. The NIS master server was upgraded a few months ago to FreeBSD 6.0 and then 6.1. All other machines are running FreeBSD 4.11. A weird thing started to happen with the new machine. Only on this new machine, the local root password doesn't work and only the root password of the NIS master server will work to attain root. Perhaps something needs to be changed somewhere to make the local root password work again? Here's the /etc/nsswitch.conf from the master server: group: compat group_compat: nis hosts: files dns networks: files passwd: compat passwd_compat: nis shells: files Here's the /etc/nsswitch.conf from the slave server: group: compat group_compat: nis hosts: files dns networks: files passwd: compat passwd_compat: nis shells: files They both appear to be set to defaults. I tried changing group and passwd to include 'files', I also tried changing group_compat and passwd_compat to include 'files', but no positive change. I couldn't find nsswitch.conf on any of the FreeBSD 4.11 servers. They are served by NIS as clients and all of their local root passwords work fine. Where should I look next? Thanks! -- Mark P. Hennessy
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.4.64.0611211238400.81907>