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Old 03-21-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by Neo
Do you have a valid user with username "sybase"?

Please post your /etc/passwd file if not sure.

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Sorry about the question mark. Yes. this server is on NFS but the directory Sybase is local which is connected to EMC disk storage using ZFS.

Code:
 
newd1> cat /etc/passwd |grep sybase
newd1>

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Neo
Please check /etc/passwd file for a valid user "sybase" first.. thanks.
This system is on NFS but this directory is local which is connected to EMC storage running ZFS. Sybase is not on local account. It's on the NIS master server.
# 9  
Old 03-21-2014
Since you do not have a valid user "sybase" in /etc/passwd, you are not going to be able to change user to "sybase".

Update: If NFS is operating properly, then of course the statement above is not valid.
# 10  
Old 03-21-2014
If its on NIS, then make sure your account is actually exists on the NIS master server. If it exists, make sure /etc/passwd has sybase entry.

Code:
#getent passwd sybase

Last edited by Scott; 03-21-2014 at 01:15 PM.. Reason: Code tags
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samnyc
# 11  
Old 03-21-2014
NFS does not care if you're root, being on a different machine -- you're someone else's root, not the root. Whether it'll allow you is down to its configuration.
# 12  
Old 03-21-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by npandith
If its on NIS, then make sure your account is actually exists on the NIS master server. If it exists, make sure /etc/passwd has sybase entry.

#getent passwd sybase
Code:
newd1> getent passwd sybase
sybase:4zbnZQj405.kQ:4031:50:Sybase User (Shared Account):/home/s/sybase:/usr/local/bin/bash

how do I set the directory to Sybase user. Should I create the user local to this server?
Last edited by Scott; 03-21-2014 at 01:15 PM.. Reason: Code tags
# 13  
Old 03-21-2014
That's up to you, you seemed to want it to be on the NFS.
# 14  
Old 03-21-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by samnyc
How do I set the directory to Sybase user. Should I create the user local to this server?
As Corona said, that's "up to you"; but as a trouble shooting exercise you could create a local sybase user in local /etc/passwd and see if and how it work; then decide what do to later.
 
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