[Samba] RE: Winbind on HPUX11, Totally Stuck, Please Help

MCCALL,DON (HP-USA,ex1) don.mccall at hp.com
Wed Aug 6 15:41:46 GMT 2003


You got it.
I had 
Passwd: compat winbind

don

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Nuffer [mailto:dnuffer at center7.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 11:07 AM
> To: MCCALL,DON (HP-USA,ex1)
> Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] RE: Winbind on HPUX11, Totally Stuck, Please Help
> 
> 
> I think I've figured it out.
> 
> It doesn't work if nsswitch.conf has got
> 
> passwd: files nis winbind
> or
> passwd: files winbind nis
> 
> But if it only has two modules listed:
> 
> passwd: files winbind
> 
> then passwd -r files works fine.
> 
> -- 
> Dan Nuffer
> 
> MCCALL,DON (HP-USA,ex1) wrote:
> 
> >Hello Dan,
> >Can you post the passwd line of your nsswitch.conf file?
> >I am on 11.11, and passwd -r files username
> >Works just fine for me, with winbind added to my passwd line in the 
> >/etc/nsswitch.conf file... Don
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Dan Nuffer [mailto:dnuffer at center7.com]
> >>Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 3:13 PM
> >>To: samba at lists.samba.org
> >>Cc: don_mccall at hp.com
> >>Subject: [Samba] RE: Winbind on HPUX11, Totally Stuck, Please Help
> >>
> >>
> >>I've been trying to find a solution to passwd not working on
> >>HPUX 11 with a modified nsswitch.conf.  (Interestingly, using 
> >>the -r files switch works on Solaris, but not HPUX.)
> >>
> >>The two proposed workarounds I have seen (naming the module
> >>ldap and replacing the system one, or creating a wrapper for 
> >>passwd that fiddles with the nsswitch.conf) aren't acceptable.
> >>
> >>I'm really hoping that HP has fixed this, but I wasn't able
> >>to locate an applicable patch on their site.  If anyone knows 
> >>of one, please point me to it!
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Dan Nuffer
> >>
> >>
> >>MCCALL, DON (HP-USA,ex1) wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Hi Everyone,
> >>>This whole problem with the password command not working
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>when winbind
> >>    
> >>
> >>>is included as a method in the nsswitch.conf can probably be worked
> >>>around by simply using the -r files (or -r nis or -r 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>nisplus) switch.
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Take a look at the man page for passwd on HP-UX 11.x  and
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>see if this
> >>    
> >>
> >>>won't help you out. Hope this helps,
> >>>Don
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> 
> 



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