id %NISUSER%" says: "id: %NISUSER%: unknown user

engelienart · 02-12-2009, 02:53 AM

I have Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-53-386, GNU/Linux

I have NIS client 3.15-3Ubuntu3 working on a Ubuntu Workstation
I have NIS server 3.15-3Ubuntu3 working on a Ubuntu Server

1) "ypcat passwd" is showing all users passwords in NIS server.

ERROR 1:
2) "id %NISUSER%" says: "id: %NISUSER%: unknown user"

How can I solve this?

QUESTION:

I find it difficult to explain myself: I want after a reboot, the Workstation most ask for a username and password. I want to be able to provide my username and password of a user of the server instead of a user of the workstation, and after that, I will be able to see my home directory (and some shares/ or what ever they are called in Linux). If I am a member of the group ICT, I want to be able to see the ICT share and have a desktopicon that is linked to the share.

I am used to Windows NT 4.0 (lets all point at me and laugh) with Windows NT server, workstation and a NT domain. Currently I have a Ubuntu Server which runs a samba server, so my Windows XP workstations can logon a NT domain of the samba server. But I want Linux Ubuntu Workstations.

If somebody would tell me what I am doing wrong, please do.

Here's my /etc/nsswitch.conf:

Code:

# /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.
# If you have the `glibc-doc' and `info' packages installed, try:
# `info libc "Name Service Switch"' for information about this file.

passwd:         compat
group:          compat
shadow:         compat

hosts:          files dns mdns
networks:       files

protocols:      db files
services:       db files
ethers:         db files
rpc:            db files

netgroup:       nis

Please help, I am totaly lost.

your_shadow03 · 02-13-2009, 01:33 AM

Modify:

Code:

passwd:         compat  nis
group:          compat  nis
shadow:         compat  nis

engelienart · 02-16-2009, 04:37 AM

I am sorry, I don't understand:
Which files do I need to modify?

passwd is a command right? Am I supposed to type in console: passwd compat nis? Could you please be more specific?
Thanx for your reply.

your_shadow03 · 02-16-2009, 05:36 AM

You need to edit /etc/nsswitch.conf file and add nis at the column :

Code:

# /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.
# If you have the `glibc-doc' and `info' packages installed, try:
# `info libc "Name Service Switch"' for information about this file.

passwd:         compat  nis
group:          compat  nis
shadow:         compat  nis

hosts:          files dns mdns
networks:       files

protocols:      db files
services:       db files
ethers:         db files
rpc:            db files

netgroup:       nis

engelienart · 02-16-2009, 07:19 AM

Thank you very much! I understand now. Thanx alot for your help.