Martin This link might help you out http://www.linuxforum.com/linux-network-admin/node130.html
Hope this helps Later Dany Allard Martin Glazer wrote: >Hey All, > >I've taken over the maintenance of a linux network using NIS for it's >authentication. As I have never used NIS extensively before, I have a few >questions which I'm hoping someone can help with. > >The machines are all running Mandake (9.2 and 10.1) if that makes any >difference. > >NIS appears to be working as people can login to any machine, so I'm more >concerned about the ongoing maintenance and setting up new users. > >Here's what I'm trying to figure out after reading the NIS howto. > >1. On the NIS server, there is the regular /etc/passwd file as well as >a /var/yp/passwd. From my understanding these should basically be the same, >but they are not. The /var/yp/passwd file does not contain all the users or >some of the userid's have different usernames. Should these be the same? > >2. If, on the server, I do a ypcat -h localhost passwd, I get the listing of >all the users from the /etc/passwd file and not the /var/yp/passwd file. Does >this mean the users are being authenticated against the regular passwd file >and if so, what is the use of the /var/yp/passwd? > >3. As root is listed in the result of ypcat -h localhost passwd, does this >mean that on the client machines, there is a centrel root user as well? How >does this relate to the client's local root account? Which takes precedence? > >4. How does one change a password? Can one just run the regular passwd command >on a client machine and it will update the server? > >5. Can I use the regular useradd command to add users? > >I'm sure I'm going to have more questions about this, so can anyone recommend >any other good links? > >Thanks > >Martin > >_______________________________________________ >clug-talk mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >**Please remove these lines when replying > > This message, including any attachments, is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. If you received it in error, please let us know and delete the message from your system. This message may be confidential and may fall under the duty of non-disclosure. Any use by others than the intended addressee is prohibited. Trema shall not be liable for any damage related to the electronic transmission of this message, such as failure or delay of its delivery, interception or manipulation by third parties, or transmission of viruses or other malicious code. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
