Re: tiger always reports 'no password' with NIS
> Nope. I'm guessing that it is complaining because it thinks that user
> +alexis doesn't have a password. TIP: Verify that login agrees that
> it's supposed to use NIS, and doesn't allow a username of "+alexis",
> without a password.
>
> I suggest that you try:
>
> +alexis:*:0:0:::
>
> to be sure that SHOULD some program have a bug in that it doesn't know
> about the NISification, it won't allow "+alexis" in without a password.
> Hopefully the nis-aware tools will still allow alexis in through the NIS
> password.
>
> Roger.
>
Hi Roger, Thanks for the reply - but trying this caused my trouble: no one
could log in today.
So I changed it back...
More hints welcome ;-)
Sebastian
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