Nis Server

[Mangesh Khatav_1]

Hi All,

I Have a NIS server and around 11 clients.
whenever i change the user passwd on the server it log into the server.But when i login to the client it doesnt log by the same passwd which was changed on server but logs by local user passwd.and whenever i rename the passwd and group files .it logs by the passwd which was changed on the server.

can you tell how can i skip the local passwd file without renaming it on the client side and log in.

regards
thanks in advance

regards
Mangesh

[MarkSyder]

Does the /etc/passwd file on the client finish with the line:

+::0:0:::

which instructs the system to check the NIS server if the name is not in the local file?

Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)

[Mangesh Khatav_1]

Actually i am having the same passwd file which is in server, on all clients before the nis server was installed

regards
mangesh

[Max Moll]

Hello Mangesh

you have to do some configuration steps on the nis clients

1.) enable nis on the client
(configure /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs)

2.) change the order the files (passwd) where
used on the nis client
First NIS Date then local files
see man nsswitch.conf an change the order by using SAM - Networking - NameServiceSwitch

If the NIS server is setup right and the clients are configured, it shut work.

Best regards
Max