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  From: Richard Russell <richardrussell@internode.on.net>
  To  : Anil Karthikeyan <akarthikeyan@infofin.com>
        linux <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 19:55:53 +0930

RE: Hi

does your NIS server have other users in it?

try `ypcat passwd` and see what that says...

I assume you have make /etc/nsswitch.conf correct, and pointing to NIS
rather than files...

rr

> -----Original Message-----
> From: anil@jessica.netcraft.com.au
> [mailto:anil@jessica.netcraft.com.au]On Behalf Of Anil Karthikeyan
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 May 2001 3:04 PM
> To: linux
> Subject: Hi
>
>
> Hi,
>
> i have installed redhat 6.2 i hacve also configured NIS but still i can
> only logon as root or as my login name say anil.
> How can i login as a different user other than root and anil
>
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Anil
>
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