[plug] NIS problem

[Bernard Blackham]

On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Matt Kemner wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, Bernard Blackham wrote:
> > Executing "yphelper -p /etc/passwd /etc/shadow" (as per makefile) and it
> > dumps back /etc/passwd untouched.
> 
> Most likely yphelper expects /etc/passwd to contain "x" where the
> password should go, but you have "*" instead - or vice versa.
> 

It does contain an x. I worked around the problem - made my own script to
do it and it seems to work. Now in the changeover of userid i forgot to
chown my mail file and lost my mail for the last 12 hours :( A lesson
better learnt on moi than in my employer's.

Regards,

Bernard.