Thanks to John Riddoch, David Glass & Ralph Holm Setting /etc/nsswitch.conf passwd: compat does the trick. That'll teach me to read the manpages more carefully :) Cheers Simon > -----Original Message----- > From: Curr, Simon [mailto:scurr@sonusnet.com] > Sent: 16 January 2002 13:35 > To: 'sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org' > Subject: NIS and local passwd override > > > Hi > > I'm trying to enable the ability in /etc/passwd to override > parameters from > the NIS passwd file, so that we can enable specific users > from NIS to use > specific machines and reject all others. > > i.e. /etc/passwd > +nisuser:x:0:0:local user:/local_home:/bin/ksh > > from NIS map > nisuser:encrypted:1344:101:Name - Ext:/export/home/nisuser:/bin/sh > > This gives me a NIS login using the local password (from > /etc/shadow) and I > get the correct UID and GID values from NIS, however I can't > seem to get the > new local home directory or shell. > > I can't find anything to say that you can't override the > home_dir or the > default shell. > > Has anybody had any success with this ? > Will summarise. > > Cheers > > Simon > _______________________________________________ > sunmanagers mailing list > sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org > http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagers _______________________________________________ sunmanagers mailing list sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagersReceived on Wed Jan 16 07:54:18 2002
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