On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 03:48:21PM +0300, Martti Kuparinen wrote:
> Matthias Scheler wrote:
> 
> >>- why is NIS database queries done with local accounts?
> >
> >What does your "/etc/nsswitch.conf" look like?
> 
> I've not modified that file so it looks like this:
> 
> group:          compat
> group_compat:   nis
> hosts:          files dns
> netgroup:       files [notfound=return] nis
> networks:       files
> passwd:         compat
> passwd_compat:  nis
> shells:         files
> 
> I also have +::::::::: as the last line in /etc/master.passwd
> and +::: in /etc/group.
> 
> I tested this on a similar NIS client (NetBSD/i386 2.0.2): I removed
> the + lines and put this instead of the existing group, group_compat,
> passwd and passwd_compat entries:
> 
> group:          files nis
> passwd:		files nis
> 
> Then I disconnected the network cable and tried to login as root
> but I'm still getting these NIS related (yp_something) timeouts so
> clearly NIS is used even with root logins. What am I doing wrong?

I suspect that, even if the root account is local, it still needs to access
NIS to know to which groups it belongs.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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