[linux-nisplus Digest, Vol 12, Issue 2]

[Gene Loriot]

There have been some strange patches that sun has released since about
June that may be adding to your problems.

Lets take it from the beginning.  Your "root" account must be an
administrative principal...that means it must be listed when you do
a   niscat -o admin (or nested therein)
Next this root account must be authenticated:  do a keylogin, enter the
root password and make sure you get the promtp back without any other
messages.

Next, check /etc/nsswitch.conf for:  files nisplus   and none of the
[....return....]  stuff.  Besure that the user in question is not in the
local password file, and if so that the encrypted key in /etc/shadow
is disabled, like *NP* or *LK*.   You can use LOCKED to fack out the newly
added pam stuff.

And lastly, use the passwd -r nisplus <username>.

If still having trouble, use Solstice with the nisplus patch.  Iff you 
don't know what I mean by this, or not familiar with the patch, please
write again, and I will deluge you with more.

Take a deep breath, NISplus is your friend.

Gene

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> Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 23:31:41 -0500
> From: Gene Loriot <gene.loriot at usa.net>
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> Passwords are always the most difficult.  First off, if your system
> known to admin.groupg_dir.<your_domain>.com???  If root (which is in the
form
> of hostname.subdomainname.domainname.com is not seen if you do a 
> niscat -o admin, then this is normal.  
> 
> Do a /usr/lib/nis/nisping and note the first machines host name. This is
> the root master of your area, be sure that you are it AND that it is in 
> the adnim.groups_dir....
> 
> Some time you can gorph a user.  Just force a new encrypted key, then 
> do a nisclient -co of the user.
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> >    1. root can't change user passwords (Maxwell Bottiger)
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> > Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:48:42 -0500 (EST)
> > From: Maxwell Bottiger <sleepylight at jive-turkey.net>
> > Subject: root can't change user passwords
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> > Hi,
> > 	I've run into a very strange problem.  My sun box is running NIS+ 
> > and there is something very strange going on with the passwords.  I must 
> > be mistaken, but I thought at root I could change the password of any user

> > on the system and without the system giving me any greif. However, I can't

> > change the password for my personal account.  
> > 
> > > su -
> > Password:
> > root-micro1?passwd mpbottig
> > New Password:
> > Re-enter new Password:
> > Permission denied
> > root-micro1?
> > 
> > Do what now?  Why is the system telling me that root can't change a 
> > password?  Root is the admin for both the local password files and for the

> > secure RPC password tables right?  So what is up?
> > 
> > I can't even get into dealing with the linux client problems unitl I'm 
> > sure that the server side is right....
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > 
> > -Maxwell Bottiger
> > 
> > This thing is like a wolf
> > This thing is a wolf
> > Thus, it is a thing to be bansished
> > 
> > 
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> Gene Loriot, CSA/SCNA	
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Gene Loriot, CSA/SCNA	
"...on a clear disk you can seek forever..."
Farm Side Systems