Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 09:06:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Service <jservice@OHT.Hydro.ON.CA> To: andrzej@tu.kielce.pl Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NIS/yp '+' entries in passwd and group Message-ID: <199705081306.JAA15803@pc-servicej.rd.hydro.on.ca> In-Reply-To: <199705081121.NAA02208@tu.kielce.pl> (message from Andrzej Szydlo on Thu, 8 May 1997 13:21:42 %2B0200 (MET DST))
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>>>>> "Andrzej" == Andrzej Szydlo <andrzej@tu.kielce.pl> writes: Andrzej> Hi, Andrzej> How should '+' enries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group files look like Andrzej> and how do I add them for NIS/yp to work? I use FreeBSD 2.2 on both Andrzej> client and server. Andrzej> I tried to add +:*:: and some other combinations using vipw, but it Andrzej> always complained about wrong format. This has worked for me. Put "+:" on the last line by itself to include *all* the yp users or "+user:::::::::" to include a particular user called "user". Vipw will complain about bad entries so you must edit /etc/master.passwd by hand. Make a backup copy of /etc/master.passwd. Carefully edit /etc/master.passwd and add the NIS entries. Execute pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd to "register" them. If all goes well then cd ~user should do something on the client machine. -- James (Jim) R.R. Service Internet: jservice@oht.hydro.on.ca Ontario Hydro Technologies 800 Kipling Ave. - Room KR128 FAX: (416) 207-5623 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M8Z 5S4 voice: (416) 207-6946
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