1. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi All, I need to change the UID numbers of many NIS users, is there any command to modify the UID in NIS maps ? ( like usermod) so that their file permissions will be same even with their new UID. If not, how to check all the files owned by particular user in a computer and change the... (1 Reply)

2. Solaris

Hi All, I have logged into a solaris NIS server by using NIS username and password in an clinet machine, how can i get my user details like in which group iam whats my user ID , group ID etc....... Kindly help (2 Replies)

3. Solaris

my qustion is, nis is centralised server.how to login nis user in client system in console (CDE)login (2 Replies)

4. Solaris

Hi can anyone help me how to create a NIS user by editing the files like Passwd,group, Netgroup,auto.home and Aliases using the "enis" utility? Please do the needful................................ (4 Replies)

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I have root access on a linux (RH5.4) server within an NIS setup that I don't control. I have an NIS account that creates directories on my local node that I want to be writable by my local apache account. The NIS account is only a member of the "users" group and the local apache account is... (1 Reply)

6. Solaris

i want create user in NIS+ with root previligation. Someone please provide full steps. (1 Reply)

7. Red Hat

Hi, I can't delete an NIS user. Does it sound too simple for you? :( Here is the result: nis_server# ypcat passwd | grep heisgone heisgone:xxxxxx:1000:200:He is gone:/home/heisgone:/usr/bin/ksh nis_server# userdel heisgone userdel: error deleting password entry userdel: error deleting... (1 Reply)

8. AIX

As I do a ssh <nis_user>@server1 from server2, ssh prompts for certificates (as expected the first time), then it prompts for the users password, as soon as I enter the password, I get a Connection to server1 closed by remote host, and connection to server1 closed. and I disconnect back to the... (3 Replies)

9. Solaris

ypcat passwd | grep "user" - shows the user userdel "user" says "user does not exist" What am I doing wrong? (1 Reply)