NIS user accounts

[Darin Perusich]

does the username have an entry in /etc/passwd and NIS?
how is  /etc/nsswitch.conf set for passwd and shadow? it's usually set 
like "passwd: files nisplus nis" for both.

are other users able to log into both systems?

Robert Dege wrote:
> I am need of assistance.  I have an NIS user account that can logon to one
> machine, but is unable to logon to another.  Both NIS clients share the
> same NIS master, and are in the same domain.
> 
> I ran a ypmatch against the user, and NIS entry is identical from both
> machines.  A finger on the NIS account from both systems shows identical
> information, along with a valid shell.
> 
> Upon failed authentication, /var/log/messages shows a PASSWORD INCORRECT
> message on system-2.  I also tried over ssh & telnet, but to no avail.
> 
> Both systems are redhat 7.2.
> 
> 
> 
> Dege
> 
> As seen on bash.org:
> The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there
> should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't
> we just take the safety labels off of everything and let
> the problem solve itself?
> 
> 

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Darin Perusich
Unix Systems Administrator
Cognigen Corp.
darinper at cognigencorp.com