[SuSE Linux] shadow passwords

I am running xi graphics' cde and my passwords are served by an NIS server. cde seems to have some trouble with the shadow passwords and won't let anybody login other than root. Does anybody know how to remove shadow passwords and start using normal passwd? Drew - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e