https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/nis-client/m-p/4974862#M47085 I have setup a NIS server in Redhat AS4 using the basic default setup.<BR /><BR />I setup a Redhat AS4 NIS client.<BR /><BR />I get good results with ypwhich, ypcat passwd, ypcat group, domainname.<BR /><BR />However, when I try to login or su to the NIS user I get "su: user username does not exist".<BR /><BR />I have modified the passwd file and nsswitch.conf many different ways and I cannot get this to work.<BR /><BR />I tried setting up a HP-UX NIS client and it does the same thing.<BR /><BR />It must be something on the NIS server side?<BR /><BR />Any ideas?<BR /> Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:50:15 GMT Jeff Hoevenaar 2006-04-21T07:50:15Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/nis-client/m-p/4974862#M47085 I have setup a NIS server in Redhat AS4 using the basic default setup.<BR /><BR />I setup a Redhat AS4 NIS client.<BR /><BR />I get good results with ypwhich, ypcat passwd, ypcat group, domainname.<BR /><BR />However, when I try to login or su to the NIS user I get "su: user username does not exist".<BR /><BR />I have modified the passwd file and nsswitch.conf many different ways and I cannot get this to work.<BR /><BR />I tried setting up a HP-UX NIS client and it does the same thing.<BR /><BR />It must be something on the NIS server side?<BR /><BR />Any ideas?<BR /> Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:50:15 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/nis-client/m-p/4974862#M47085 Jeff Hoevenaar 2006-04-21T07:50:15Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/nis-client/m-p/4974863#M47086 I found that there is a firwall setting that was preventing the NIS clinet form working.<BR /><BR />I ran the command system-config-securitylevel on the NIS server and configured the firewall to allow NIS. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:43:49 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/nis-client/m-p/4974863#M47086 Jeff Hoevenaar 2006-04-21T09:43:49Z