2 May
2000
2 May
'00
22:36
I did some tests with the NIS authentication stuff on SuSE 6.3, setting a ypserver and starting ypbind (both via /etc/rc.config). Package ypclient-3.4-4. I edited /etc/passwd and changed the default +:::::: to +someuser:::::: This should only allow someuser to login. Fine. Then I /etc/rc.d/init.d/ypclient stop to revert back to standard non-NIS behaviour. But user someuser can still login, using the password authenticated by the yp server. Putting a bogus ypserver into /etc/yp.conf has no effect, and there is no someuser anywhere else in passwd. This is a worry - I get NIS authentication but ypbind isn't running!! What's going on? Something must be buffered somewwhere - unloading ypbind should flush that!! Volker