NIS user accounts

[Robert Dege]

The user only has an entry in the NIS maps; none in either passwd file.

The nsswitch.conf has:  passwd:	compat, along with group: compat

Other NIS users are able to logon to both of these machines without any
problems.  It just appears to be this one account.

-Rob

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



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?