[Linux-India] Re: Help regarding NIS

[Arun Sharma <adsharma@xxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 09:06:50AM +0100, Sunil Sarat wrote:

> Now what I wanted to know is what modifications should I make to the
> password file(I'm not sure whether on the server or client) something like
> "+::::::::". Somebody please guide me regarding this or any pointers on the
> net are also O.K

You don't need to modify your /etc/passwd. With NIS enabled, both the
local logins (/etc/passwd) and the NIS logins (ypcat passwd) work.

	-Arun

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