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Assume there exists a group 'xyz' on the NIS as well as on the local UNIX box.
And we added the user 'test' to the local group.
Which group priveleges will 'test' have?
What is the OS and version?
If Solaris, then how is nsswitch.conf set for group? Files then NIS or NIS then files?
Is the user 'test' an NIS account or local?
Are the group numbers the same locally as in NIS?
Example:
$ ypcat group|grep dba
dba::90:
$ grep test /etc/group
dba::101:test
Assuming local user with local group (and the group ID is not the same as in NIS) then 'test' will have only local group privs. If the group ID is the same in /etc/group and NIS, then that user should have privs as if the account was in both.