See /etc/nsswitch.conf? The order of the options defines the order in which they're used.
>> Thanks. I do very much wish to do this. So, I've altered my /etc/nsswitch.conf to look like: # /etc/nsswitch.conf # # Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality. # If you have the `glibc-doc' and `info' packages installed, try: # `info libc "Name Service Switch"' for information about this file. passwd: nis files group: nis files shadow: nis files hosts: files dns networks: files protocols: db files services: db files ethers: db files rpc: db files netgroup: nis >> I've altered passwd, group, shadow to have "nis files" instead of "compat". However, this doesn't seem to have had the desired effect. Thanks, Roland. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]