On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, at 5:45pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> No. My understanding is that ypbind is only run on NIS clients, no? > > No. It's run on everything -- the server is, indeed, still a client
Okay, I'm definitely confused now. Nothing I've seen anywhere says that NIS servers have to be NIS clients. Indeed, I've generally gotten the impression that, while it is quite possible to do that, it is also quite optional. References: The Linux NIS-HOWTO, section 9.1, states "If you want to restrict access for users to your NIS server, you'll have to setup the NIS server as a client as well ...", which implies that such a configuration is optional. My copy of "Managing NFS and NIS", by Hal Stern, page 23, says that the NIS master should not include the "+::::::" entry in the /etc/passwd file. On page 26, it states that NIS clients must have that entry. I'm not saying you're wrong. It is rather more likely I am misunderstanding something somewhere. But I want to fix my understanding, as well as the computer. :-) -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do | | not represent the views or policy of any other person or organization. | | All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
