Hi,

vi /etc/nis/shadow
in column 2 (separatos is replace the hashed password with "*LK*"
distribute the nis-map, ready.

look into /etc/nsswitch.conf at line with passwd, is nis the first parameter
or local ?

bye,
harry

Harald wrote:

> Hi,
>
> vi /etc/nis/shadow
> in column 2 (separatos is replace the hashed password with "*LK*"
> distribute the nis-map, ready.
>
> look into /etc/nsswitch.conf at line with passwd, is nis the first parameter
> or local ?
>
> bye,
> harry
>
>
>
>

I always have local first and the nis:

Here is my NIS config:
passwd: files nis
group: files nis
hosts: files dns nis
ipnodes: files
networks: files
protocols: files
rpc: files
ethers: files
netmasks: files
bootparams: files
publickey: files
netgroup: files nis
automount: files
aliases: files nis
services: files
sendmailvars: files
printers: user files
auth_attr: files
prof_attr: files
project: files

"Harald" <harald.kaspari@it-kaspari.de> wrote in message news:<bhfsqb$b3m$05$1@news.t-online.com>...
> Hi,
>
> vi /etc/nis/shadow
> in column 2 (separatos is replace the hashed password with "*LK*"
> distribute the nis-map, ready.
>
> look into /etc/nsswitch.conf at line with passwd, is nis the first parameter
> or local ?
>
> bye,
> harry

I think just put a "*" before the hash string is better than replace
them by something else. You can "unlock" this account by delete the
"*" latter.

Pyro