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Setting up an NIS CLIENT in Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop (amd64)
Assumptions: networking is OK, and there are working NIS & NFS $HOME
servers on your network.
"Install" = "sudo apt-get install"
expected results:
Install 'nis' package.
Pkg config scripts prompt for a nis domain name, and sets up all
configuration files.
Be able to login/su to nis user with NFS $HOME.
actual results:
Install 'nis' package
Pkg config scripts prompt for a nis domain name, and populates
/etc/defaultdomain
Manually modify /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow,nsswitch.conf}
restart autofs
Am able to login/su to nis user with NFS $HOME.
Missing bits:
/etc/passwd & /etc/shadow need "+::::::" as the last line of the file.
/etc/group & /etc/gshadow need "+:::" as the last line of the file.
/etc/nsswitch.conf needs a line that says "automount: nis"
(interestingly, nsswitch.conf has a line that say "netgroup: nis")
Why doesn't the 'nis' package in Ubuntu 10.04 update all the required
system config files to make it useful?
** Affects: nis (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Incomplete
** Tags: 10.04 client nis
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nis pkg does not configure the client
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/591562
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