Problems with yppasswd
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Applies to
SuSE Linux: Version 7.1
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Symptom:
You have configured your machine as NIS server but everytime the service yppasswdd
is started you get the output: failed
.
Cause:
A bug has crept into the start script for this service.
Solution:
Edit the file /etc/init.d/yppasswdd
and change the line
YPPASSWDD_BIN=/usr/sbin/YPPASSWDD
to
YPPASSWDD_BIN=/usr/sbin/rpc.yppasswdd
Keywords: YP, YPPASSWD, YPPASSWDD, NIS, PASSWORD
Categories:
Network
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