In article <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.1001128153445.8951A-100000@cantor.unex.es>, Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> wrote: >So why "compat" used to work and it does no longer? I'm using NIS, woody, and 'compat' and everything works just fine. >If I remember well, I had to put the "compat" word in nsswitch.conf >because I was told it would work for both people using NIS and people >not using NIS, so it was a good default for everybody. Correct Mike.