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From: root@buffnet.net (Superuser)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: NIS/YP
Date: 28 Aug 1995 12:19:48 GMT
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I dont have a SUN or sun manuals - and I have a question about the YP 
implementation in freebsd 2.0.5-release

I can get a bind on the master from a client freebsd - I can ypcat the 
various tables.

My question - what do I do to get the freebsd system to use yp/nis for 
logins?  Do I need to twiddle the /etc/passwd or master.passwd file in 
some way?  I know I read something 100 years ago on how sun does it - 
something to do with +'s on a line but Ill be dragged thru mud if I can 
find the book I read it in.

Any help is appreciated!