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From: agd@bangor.ac.uk (A G Dunningham)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc
Subject: YP to Sol1 & 2 Passwds not working
Date: 18 Jul 1995 11:19:20 GMT
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I have FreeBSD 2.0.5 and have enabled yp. We which to server of a NIS (yp) server, 
which is a SUN running Sol. 1. (There are about 14 sun / OSF/1 boxes on the network with either sol1, sol2 or OSF/1 running)

I cannot login to any yp account, using FreeBSD. The yp is attaching ok to a server.

I have put into the passwd file via vipw +:*::::::/home/agd:/bin/csh. (This is a test
at the moment hence the hardwired directory). 

Versions of the above with zeros don't help.

Any suggestions?

Please could you email, as well as placing on this newsgroup. (We have a very short lifespan for articles)

Andrew Dunningham
agd@bangor.ac.uk