[rhn-users] cannot change NIS user password as root

[Raj Kumar]

Hi Clinton,  

You have understood my problem correctly... I made the password for root account same on both NIS client and server... the problem still exists... moreover, command "passwd" doesn't prompt for root password to change other users's password and that's why I prefer to use passwd command instead of yppasswd which actually asks the root password and sends that in clear text... root can change the password of users' with yppasswd without any problems... Thanks for providing the information!

Cheers,
Raj

On Fri, 06 May 2005 Clinton Fernandes wrote :
>I may have misunderstood your problem, so apologies if my suggestion doesn't help.
>
>As I see it, you have the NIS server BOO and a client machine FOO. Each machine
>has it's own root user (presumably with different passwords).
>
>If, on the client (FOO), you try to change a password over NIS as root, which
>root are you on the BOO? You are not BOO's root; thus, problems.
>
>My suggestion: don't use NIS client root to change anything concerning NIS on
>the server.
>
>--
>           my tail is dun.
>
>
>Quoting Raj  Kumar <rajkum2002 at rediffmail.com>:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> > I'm experiencing the exact same problem as was mentioned in this post:
> > https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2004-February/msg00035.html
> >
> > root user cannot change NIS password of other users from NIS client machines
> > using "passwd" command. But can change the password using yppasswd... I don't
> > prefer using yppasswd since it asks for the root password which will be then
> > sent in clear text. However, ordinary users themselves can change their
> > password using "passwd" command without any problems and the maps are updated
> > on slave servers also!
> >
> > Help!!
> > Thanks,
> > Raj
>
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