[linux-nisplus Digest, Vol 10, Issue 1]

[Gene Loriot]

In Solaris, the nispasswd is one of these commands left over that is
NOT RECOMMENDED to be used....EVER

First I would start with issuing a "nisdefaults" to be sure you, the
principle are authenticated ( your name does not have "not authenticated")
next to it.   In either case issue a "keylogin"  and it will prompt your
password, enter it.  A no message means that your credentials are OK.

In Solaris, you may need to issue the passwd command with the "-r nisplus"
to be sure that correct repository (fancy name) is being used.

I would bet that either your credentials or the machine you are on have
credential problems.  To check the machine you are on, su -  (you know, 
become root) and do the nisdefaults and keylogin as above.

Hope this was of help.  Write again if I missed the boat.

Gene Loriot

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>    1. passwd update problems (Maxwell Bottiger)
>    2. Re: passwd update problems (Hjorleifur Sveinbjornsson)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:00:00 -0500 (EST)
> From: Maxwell Bottiger <sleepylight at jive-turkey.net>
> Subject: passwd update problems
> To: linux-nisplus at lists.samba.org
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> Hello,
> 	I have a linux client (soon to be many linux clients) connecting 
> to a Sun server through NIS+.  I think I have just about everything 
> working except for one curcial part, passwd.  I've been using my password 
> that was in the server's /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files for a while 
> now, but I'd like to be able to change it.  When I run passwd on my client 
> linux machine I get an error like this:
> 
> [mpbottig at host65-156 ~]$ passwd
> Changing password for user mpbottig.
> passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
> 
> I never actually get prompted for my password, but my login works and so 
> do programs like niscat.
> 
> In my nsswitch.conf file I have the lines:
> passwd:     files nisplus
> shadow:     files nisplus
> group:      files nisplus
> 
> 
> Well, that's about all I can think to tell everyone right now.  Please let 
> me know what you think.
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> -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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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 14:36:31 +0000
> From: Hjorleifur Sveinbjornsson <hs at vedur.is>
> Subject: Re: passwd update problems
> To: linux-nisplus at lists.samba.org
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> 
> Hello,
> well I am no expert, but I think you must use nispasswd (see man 
> nispasswd) to change passwords in NIS+
> (I would do it on the NIS+ server just in case)  you should also copy 
> the /etc/group file to your client from the server
> I have 15 Red Hat 7.3 clients and Solaris Sparc 5.5 NIS+ server.  And 
> when I run niscat passwd.org_dir it works fine.
> 
> 
> Maxwell Bottiger wrote:
> 
> >Hello,
> >	I have a linux client (soon to be many linux clients) connecting 
> >to a Sun server through NIS+.  I think I have just about everything 
> >working except for one curcial part, passwd.  I've been using my password 
> >that was in the server's /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files for a while 
> >now, but I'd like to be able to change it.  When I run passwd on my client

> >linux machine I get an error like this:
> >
> >[mpbottig at host65-156 ~]$ passwd
> >Changing password for user mpbottig.
> >passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
> >
> >I never actually get prompted for my password, but my login works and so 
> >do programs like niscat.
> >
> >In my nsswitch.conf file I have the lines:
> >passwd:     files nisplus
> >shadow:     files nisplus
> >group:      files nisplus
> >
> >
> >Well, that's about all I can think to tell everyone right now.  Please let

> >me know what you think.
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 
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Gene Loriot, CSA/SCNA	
"...on a clear disk you can seek forever..."
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