Help with nis password changes

[Matthew Gillen]

Scott Ehrlich wrote:
>> This will take care of it, but there is an easier way, use the
>> yppasswd(1) rather than passwd(1).
> 
> I've tried both.
> 
> I've now discovered that ypcat passwd on the server returns new test
> accounts, but a client machine that is able to log into an existing yp
> account, does not reflect the new accounts...
> 
> Would using pdbedit this morning for samba security lockdowns have any
> impact?

Using nscd would.  Try disabling that service on your clients.  If you tried
to log in to a client, then created the account on the server, the nscd daemon
would remember the previous "no such user" answer instead of checking with the
server again.

Matt

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