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Re: libc5-libc6 Upgrade - Problem logging in with username in NIS



On Tue, Jan 13, 1998 at 09:26:27PM -0800, Sudhakar Chandrasekharan wrote:
> After the upgrade, I am unable to log into my machine with a username in
> YP.
> 
> $ cat /etc/passwd
> 
> ...some stuff...
> 
> +::0:0:::
OK

> $ cat /etc/nsswitch.conf
> passwd:         db files
> group:          db files
> shadow:         db files
For these three replace "db files" with "compat" and you should be done.

And, yes, nsswitch.conf is the place to look for.

Nils

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