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change comment field of NIS users

 
Prysak
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‎09-11-2009 03:42 AM

‎09-11-2009 03:42 AM

change comment field of NIS users

I have a task to change the comment field of NIS users. whats is the way to do it, I am using master nis password file /etc/passwd.ois containing 500+ users
Whether it requires downtime or not?

System is HPUX 11
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Peter Nikitka
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‎09-13-2009 11:01 AM

‎09-13-2009 11:01 AM

Re: change comment field of NIS users

Hi Prysak,

the program chfn is the standard way to change the GECOS information - I assume you mean this field of then passwd information.

chfn -r nis
is supported - look at
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90689/chfn.1.html

If your yppasswd daemon is not configured to ignore change requests from chfn, every change will be propagated seperatly.

mfG Peter
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