Just figured out that this does actually work. The problem is that I had gdm running on the Linux box and the RedHat server logs you into runlevel 3.
I'll start to look into gdm to tell it to deal with NIS but has anyone come across this problem before? thanks, Andy Andrew D Dixon wrote: > Hi All, > I'm trying to implement NIS and I'm stuck. > > I've set up the server on our RedHat machine and the client on my Debian > box. > > When I run ypcat I get the following: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ypcat passwd > andrew.dixon:$1$h7CPc4pd$WilaTSJaZOPgHfvhqwVnJ.:11424:11424::/home/andrew.dixon:/bin/bash > > ming.gao:$1$eYE/v93N$X8a4bjprJCPYvI6/efDGB/:11423:11423::/home/ming.gao:/bin/bash > > mike.wilson:$1$KXvcabWc$SHuCdrhC00VP4yAbTzYW..:11422:11422::/home/mike.wilson:/bin/bash > > brad.kemp:$1$aSXA.ncX$93r3dg1PQ9azJtady8iAq/:502:502::/home/brad.kemp:/bin/bash > > and when I run $ypmatch andrew.dixon passwd: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ypmatch andrew.dixon passwd > andrew.dixon:$1$h7CPc4pd$WilaTSJaZOPgHfvhqwVnJ.:11424:11424::/home/andrew.dixon:/bin/bash > > The problem is that when I try to login with the username andrew.dixon > on my Debian box the login fails. It does fail differently then if > I just give it a garbage login so I do believe that it is accessing the > maps in some way. > > The RedHat server is also running shadow password which I know can cause > trouble for NIS. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Andy > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
