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user to not export with NIS

 
Roberto Volsa
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‎07-06-2006 02:41 AM

‎07-06-2006 02:41 AM

user to not export with NIS

Hi,
i need to configure locally a user on a server which is also a NIS server (for users); but my need is to not export also this last user.
Any info?

regards,
RV
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Sunil Sharma_1
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‎07-06-2006 02:49 AM

‎07-06-2006 02:49 AM

Re: user to not export with NIS

RV,

Create a local user and don't include this user in map.

Sunil
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Peter Nikitka
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‎07-06-2006 05:02 AM

‎07-06-2006 05:02 AM

Re: user to not export with NIS

Hi,

if your server is not only a NIS-server but the NIS-master AND you use its /etc/passwd for generating the map, you'll have to sort out this user when creating the map:

awk -F: -v ignore=userx '$1 != ignore' /etc/passwd | ...

mfG Peter
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