Re: netscape doesn't work with yp. was: netscape works for root only
check that your /etc/nsswitch.conf is correct, there should be a line,
something like:
passwd: files nis
(I'm guessing this is already OK),
then check the /etc/svc.conf for a similar set of values.
--rdp
--rdp
On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Ionut Georgescu wrote:
> Ionut Georgescu sends greetings to Jean-Paul Blaquiere
>
> >have you checked the permissions in the fonts dirs?
> >It sounds like the users cannot access them ...
> >are you running the OSF or the linux version of netscape?
> >you might want to check the compaq libraries have been installed correctly
> >too. (check the recent threads on that one)
>
> Hi,
>
> I have just tracked down the problem. It's a yp thing. The passwd database
> is a NIS map. I have just created a local user "test" and netscape works
> fine. No I need to figure out this yp thing. Any hints, ideas ??
>
> Ionut
>
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