Edwin Goei wrote:
> Is it possible to use two networked databases at the same time in
> nsswitch.conf? I've got a client machine using an existing NIS
> database in nsswitch. I'd like to add additional entries to the passwd
> database so that I can provide sshd access to a mercurial repository
> for a large number of accounts. These entries would be provided by an
> ldap server on a different host. Essentially, I would like to modify
> my existing NIS-based nsswitch with "passwd: files nis ldap". I was
> able to get ldap to work via ldapclient but when I turn on the NIS
> client back on, I get this error in the log:
>
> [ Mar 19 07:44:22 Enabled. ]
> [ Mar 19 07:44:22 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/yp"). ]
> /lib/svc/method/yp: /var/yp/binding/tools.sfbay.sun.com is not a
> directory
> [ Mar 19 07:44:22 Method "start" exited with status 96. ]
>
> Any ideas?
I found a workaround was to copy the backup from
/var/ldap/restore/`domainname` back to /var/yp/binding and got it to
work. I'd still like to hear suggestions on how to combine two different
network passwd databases together, though.
>
> It doesn't seem to be possible to use two LDAP backends, but it may be
> possible to have an LDAP server both provide LDAP and NIS entries. Has
> anyone gotten something like this to work?
-Edwin
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