Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 09:18:59 -0700 (MST) From: Softweyr LLC <softweyr@xmission.com> To: langfod@dihelix.com (David Langford) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I create an NIS Master? Message-ID: <199703061619.JAA27631@xmission.xmission.com> In-Reply-To: <199703050537.TAA16769@caliban.dihelix.com> from "David Langford" at Mar 4, 97 07:37:04 pm
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David Langford asked:
> Is there a version of vipw(8) that works with the passwd
> files being in /var/yp? It makes editing the files much easier.
No, but you don't really need one since you don't need to lock the
files while editing. All vipw adds to vi is to lock the passwd
database while you're editing; these locks are not supported with NIS.
If you're using NIS/yp for serious work, I suggest getting the O'Reilly
book _Administering NIS and NFS_, it has some pretty valuable
information for setting up working NIS domains. The commands may not
be 100% correct for the FreeBSD implementation, but with the help of
the man pages, most of the mysteries of NIS should be revealed. ;^)
--
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Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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