Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:36:30 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NIS interoperability with Linux, was Re: Following directions doesn't seem to work: Adding users in NIS Message-ID: <44myuj2sw1.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan> In-Reply-To: <47143E1A.1080000@otenet.gr> (Manolis Kiagias's message of "Tue\, 16 Oct 2007 07\:29\:14 %2B0300") References: <20071015054707.GA34948@parts-unknown.org> <47138DE7.80800@otenet.gr> <20071015190846.GB86225@parts-unknown.org> <4713BF9F.3050803@otenet.gr> <20071015204022.GA76464@parts-unknown.org> <200710160126.l9G1QgdW082501@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <47143E1A.1080000@otenet.gr>
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Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> writes: > Olivier Nicole wrote: >>> Linux doesn't normally use master.passwd. If I recall correctly, it >>> uses /etc/shadow instead (but I don't have such a box at hand right now >>> to check). And yes, the internal format is different (and, again, I don't >>> remember details). >>> >> >> If I am not wrong, NIS does not know anything about master.passwd or >> shadow, it has only passwd.byname passwd.byuid as password maps, both >> maps including password in them. >> >> Olivier > You are probably right, I don't remember the exact files right now, the > thing is the maps are not linux compatible, so if anyone has a NIS > Makefile for this, I'd be glad to get a copy. I already tried a patch I > found but was not successful. Don't patch anything. Just edit /var/yp/Makefile to remove the comment character from the UNSECURE line, rebuild, and you're done. This is fully explained inline in that file, as well as in the manual for ypserv(8).
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