In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Thu, Sep 30, 1999 at 03:18:26PM +0100, Paul M Sargent wrote: >> I have the +:::::: line at the bottom of my passwd file, and all the yp >> tools work fine (e.g. 'ypmatch pauls passwd' brings up the right response.) > >Have you tried adding nis to the /etc/nsswitch.conf fields?
If you have +:::::: at the end of /etc/passwd, you must use "compat" in nsswitch.conf. If you don't have that plus stuff in /etc/passwd, use "nis files" in nsswitch.conf. "compat" knows about plussed users. The other nsswitch methods might not. Imagine someone trying to login as "+" ... Mike. -- First things first, but not necessarily in that order.
