I have an issue at my work with the configuration of one of our several flavors of linux servers. The goal is to override the NIS-specified login directory definition by using this syntax in /etc/passwd: +userx:::::/home/userx: +@grpx:::::: +:::::: /etc/nsswitch.conf has (in part): passwd: compat shadow: files nis group: files nis The distribution is Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.2 (Tikanga). If this was working I would get the following:
echo ~userx /home/userx
Instead, I'm getting the login dir specified in NIS. I've successfully configured a Red Hat 6.3 server to work properly, but this one is driving me batty. Any suggestions? TIA, Bill
You need to have your passwd entry as: passwd: files nis Then it'll look at your local /etc/passwd, then nis. Thanks, Tim. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Bill Mills-Curran <bill@mills-curran.net>wrote:
I have an issue at my work with the configuration of one of our several flavors of linux servers.
The goal is to override the NIS-specified login directory definition by using this syntax in /etc/passwd:
+userx:::::/home/userx: +@grpx:::::: +::::::
/etc/nsswitch.conf has (in part):
passwd: compat shadow: files nis group: files nis
The distribution is Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.2 (Tikanga).
If this was working I would get the following:
echo ~userx /home/userx
Instead, I'm getting the login dir specified in NIS.
I've successfully configured a Red Hat 6.3 server to work properly, but this one is driving me batty.
Any suggestions?
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Tim, I /thought/ I tried that configuration, too. I'll give it another shot. I know that some systems need the "compat". Bill On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 03:13:21PM -0500, Tim Keller wrote:
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:13:21 -0500 From: Tim Keller <turbofx@gmail.com> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org>, Bill Mills-Curran <bill@mills-curran.net>, Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@wlug.org> Subject: Re: [Wlug] Overriding NIS accounts Reply-To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Precedence: list
You need to have your passwd entry as: passwd: files nis Then it'll look at your local /etc/passwd, then nis. Thanks, Tim.
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Bill Mills-Curran <bill@mills-curran.net> wrote:
I have an issue at my work with the configuration of one of our several flavors of linux servers.
The goal is to override the NIS-specified login directory definition by using this syntax in /etc/passwd:
+userx:::::/home/userx: +@grpx:::::: +::::::
/etc/nsswitch.conf has (in part):
passwd: * * compat shadow: * * files nis group: * * *files nis
The distribution is Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.2 (Tikanga).
If this was working I would get the following:
echo ~userx /home/userx
Instead, I'm getting the login dir specified in NIS.
I've successfully configured a Red Hat 6.3 server to work properly, but this one is driving me batty.
Any suggestions?
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No joy. That didn't do it, unless I need to reboot something. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 03:24:00PM -0500, Mills-Curran, Bill wrote:
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:24:00 -0500 From: Bill Mills-Curran <bill@mills-curran.net> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Cc: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@wlug.org> Subject: Re: [Wlug] Overriding NIS accounts Reply-To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Precedence: list
Tim,
I /thought/ I tried that configuration, too. I'll give it another shot. I know that some systems need the "compat".
Bill
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 03:13:21PM -0500, Tim Keller wrote:
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:13:21 -0500 From: Tim Keller <turbofx@gmail.com> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org>, Bill Mills-Curran <bill@mills-curran.net>, Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@wlug.org> Subject: Re: [Wlug] Overriding NIS accounts Reply-To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Precedence: list
You need to have your passwd entry as: passwd: files nis Then it'll look at your local /etc/passwd, then nis. Thanks, Tim.
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Bill Mills-Curran <bill@mills-curran.net> wrote:
I have an issue at my work with the configuration of one of our several flavors of linux servers.
The goal is to override the NIS-specified login directory definition by using this syntax in /etc/passwd:
+userx:::::/home/userx: +@grpx:::::: +::::::
/etc/nsswitch.conf has (in part):
passwd: * * compat shadow: * * files nis group: * * *files nis
The distribution is Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.2 (Tikanga).
If this was working I would get the following:
echo ~userx /home/userx
Instead, I'm getting the login dir specified in NIS.
I've successfully configured a Red Hat 6.3 server to work properly, but this one is driving me batty.
Any suggestions?
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Bill> No joy. That didn't do it, unless I need to reboot something. Works for me on a RHEL5.5 box. I took one of my users, changed his home directory and put it into /etc/passwd on the local system. sudo su - <user> put me into the new home dir, just like I expected. I have: passwd: files nis in /etc/nsswitch.conf What do you see on your RHEL5.3 box when you do: getent passwd <user> that will tell you also. Also, make sure you bouce the nscd daemon, it might be caching the old entries. John
"Bill" == Bill Mills-Curran <bill@mills-curran.net> writes:
Bill> I have an issue at my work with the configuration of one of our Bill> several flavors of linux servers. Bill> The goal is to override the NIS-specified login directory definition Bill> by using this syntax in /etc/passwd: Bill> +userx:::::/home/userx: Don't do that, just put the user entry in there without the leading +, then it will override properly. John
"John" == John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org> writes:
"Bill" == Bill Mills-Curran <bill@mills-curran.net> writes: Bill> I have an issue at my work with the configuration of one of our Bill> several flavors of linux servers.
Bill> The goal is to override the NIS-specified login directory definition Bill> by using this syntax in /etc/passwd: Bill> +userx:::::/home/userx: John> Don't do that, just put the user entry in there without the leading +, John> then it will override properly. But thinking about it more (not tested yet though) you just want to override the home directory, but keep his password in NIS. Fun. I'll have to play around and see what I can test tmorrow. John
Note that the config I had originally described works on other systems (versions, distros). It's a little crazy-making. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 05:17:14PM -0500, John Stoffel wrote:
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:17:14 -0500 From: John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Cc: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@wlug.org> Subject: Re: [Wlug] Overriding NIS accounts Reply-To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Precedence: list
"John" == John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org> writes:
"Bill" == Bill Mills-Curran <bill@mills-curran.net> writes: Bill> I have an issue at my work with the configuration of one of our Bill> several flavors of linux servers.
Bill> The goal is to override the NIS-specified login directory definition Bill> by using this syntax in /etc/passwd:
Bill> +userx:::::/home/userx:
John> Don't do that, just put the user entry in there without the leading +, John> then it will override properly.
But thinking about it more (not tested yet though) you just want to override the home directory, but keep his password in NIS. Fun. I'll have to play around and see what I can test tmorrow.
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Yup, what you did makes perfect sense. It's probably a bug in RHEL5.3, can you upgrade? I'm going to be busy at work the rest of the week and might not have the time to play with this on my RHEL 5.5/5.6 systems either. Bill> Note that the config I had originally described works on other systems Bill> (versions, distros). It's a little crazy-making. Bill> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 05:17:14PM -0500, John Stoffel wrote:
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:17:14 -0500 From: John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Cc: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@wlug.org> Subject: Re: [Wlug] Overriding NIS accounts Reply-To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Precedence: list
> "John" == John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org> writes:
> "Bill" == Bill Mills-Curran <bill@mills-curran.net> writes: Bill> I have an issue at my work with the configuration of one of our Bill> several flavors of linux servers.
Bill> The goal is to override the NIS-specified login directory definition Bill> by using this syntax in /etc/passwd:
Bill> +userx:::::/home/userx:
John> Don't do that, just put the user entry in there without the leading +, John> then it will override properly.
But thinking about it more (not tested yet though) you just want to override the home directory, but keep his password in NIS. Fun. I'll have to play around and see what I can test tmorrow.
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