I have 3 Decstation 5000/240 running 1.4.1 and using NIS.

If I log into my ypmaster ( altair ) as myself ( rewis ) and do an 'id'
the output gives me:

$ id
uid=767(rewis) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel), 5555(users)

If I log into either of the the other systems (  deneb ) and do an 'id'
the output gives me:

$id
uid=767(#rewis) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel), 5555(users)

question:

What does the # sign indicate on the user id on the non ypmaster systems
( assuming it has anything to do with NIS at all ).


THANKS

rewis