Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 11:04:14 +0200 (MEST) From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE> To: airsoo@eecs.umich.edu (Cheekeong Soo) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NIS support Message-ID: <199705230904.LAA04500@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.96.970522192109.20751A-100000@flip.eecs.umich.edu> from Cheekeong Soo at "May 22, 97 07:26:27 pm"
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> I'm using freeBSD v 2.2.2 release and I'm having a big problem with NIS > password support. Here's what I've done > > 1) Copy /etc/master.passwd file to /var/yp > 2) Generate ypservers file in /var/yp > 3) Make maps using the make -f Makefile.dist > 4) Enable ypserv on the server by modifying the flag in rc.conf > 5) Enable ypbind on the client by modifying the flag in rc.conf > 6) Modify the client's /etc/passwd to include the entry + > 7) Modify the client's /etc/master.passwd to include the entry + You only need to do a vipw on the client side and add the last line +::::::::: Are you running rcp.yppasswdd on the server? Are you using the correct flags as in man rcp.yppasswdd? I'm using /etc/master.passwd (MASTER_PASSWD=/etc/master.passwd in /var/yp/Makefile on the server. I find it easier to maintain) > 8) Set the domainname of both the client and the server > What does ypwhich say ? > And it doesn't work! I wonder if anybody have experience in this can give > me a hand. Thanks in advance. What does it mean 'it doesn't work !' ? Be more specific. > > > CK > > -- Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
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