netbsd-help: Re: YP

Subject: Re: YP
To: Stefan Monnier <stefan.monnier@lia.di.epfl.ch>
From: Jake Hamby <jehamby@lightside.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 01/25/1996 23:02:47

On 1996年1月26日, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> 
> How should I configure YP for it work ?
> I've made the /var/yp directory, I have a /etc/defaultdomain file.
> ypbind is correctly started at boot-time and I can even do a "ypcat passwd"
> and get the correct content of the passwd file.
> But my NetBSD machine insists on not using the YP service for /etc/group and
> for /etc/passwd.
> 
> Any idea ?
You need to add "+" entries to the bottom of these files for NetBSD to 
search YP if it can't find the answer in the /etc files. I think just 
"+" will work in /etc/group, but in /etc/passwd, you'll probably have to 
use vipw, and add : characters after the + so it thinks there are the 
right number of fields in the database...
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