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1. Solaris
ypcat passwd | grep "user"
- shows the user
userdel "user"
says "user does not exist"
What am I doing wrong? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: psychocandy
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2. 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)
Discussion started by: aixlover
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3. 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)
Discussion started by: clindseysmith
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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)
Discussion started by: Revathi@1
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5. Homework & Coursework Questions
first off let me introduce myself. My name is Eric and I am new to linux, I am taking an advanced linux administration class and we are tasked with creating a script to add new users that anyone can run, has to check for the existence of a directory. if the directory does not exist then it has... (12 Replies)
Discussion started by: pbhound
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6. Solaris
my qustion is,
nis is centralised server.how to login nis user in client system in console (CDE)login (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: tirupathi
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7. Solaris
How to create users in NIS server in solaris
Thanks in Advance (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: durgaprasadr13
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8. 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)
Discussion started by: RAA
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I'm setting up NIS+ on Solaris 8 for Intel. None of the books I have explain how to add a new user in the NIS+ envoirnment. Can somebody explain this and are there any url's to get more info. I have populated the nis tables and can do an niscat of the passwd table. There is an nisgrpadd command... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: txpjl
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