On 11-Jan-2000, Robert Marlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello ppl > > how do i tell if my NIS passwords are working correctly? atm i have > passwords on both the local machines and the NIS server but i can't tell > if user logins are being authenticated by the local machine or the NIS server. > Delete the entries from /etc/passwd on the local machine (not on the server, as it uses the passwd file to keep its database upto date) and see if you can login.
Use `ypcat passwd' to see the passwd file that NIS uses, when you are debugging the connection. Pete.