> Both the server and the client machines have libc5 version 5.4.23-4 and > libc6 version 2.0.3-4. Let me give you an example of what's happening on > the client machine: > > ~> ypmatch rover passwd > rover:V/8DB9sycYRnM:1017:1017::/home/rover:/bin/bash > ~> su rover > su: user rover does not exist > > However, the /etc/passwd file in the client machine ends with the line > +:::::: Shouldn't this work? > > So, the NIS binding process is ok, but all system utilities (like su, > ls, passwd, etc.) in the client machine are unable to see the NIS maps.
I just discovered I'm having the same problem here. 'su' doesn't work, but 'login' does. Hmm. This is probably a bug in su (or libc). Did you resolve the problem? Cheers, - Jim
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