pam_unix.so + nsswitch.conf + nis

[Tomas Mraz]

On Wed, 2007-08-22 at 12:40 +0300, Vassilis Vatikiotis wrote:
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> > > And the compat option is not for NIS lookups, it works with
> > > every other service, too.
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> Right, I didn't know that. Good to know.
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> > > What you mean is, that the +::::: notation in passwd/shadow files
> > > was used in libc5 without NYS to support NIS,
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> Yes you put much better.... my powers of expressiveness in english are
> lacking Im afraid
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> I was using the compat option with the + notation in my /etc files but I
> was under the impression that since the compat option was "outdated", it
> was a good thing to change it. The "files nis" in nsswitch.conf works,
> meaning that lookups, local and NIS, work but still there is this
> problem. Why, after a successful "files" lookup, the control doesn't
> return to the caller function and goes on initiating a conversation with
> the NIS server? Don't know if that conversation is a lookup or something
> else to be honest.
There might be for example lookup for some group which is non-existant
in local /etc/group. Do you have pam_access.so in the pam configs? Or
pam_limits.so? And if yes what are the contents of access.conf and
limits.conf?

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Tomas Mraz
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