Maybe this helps to find a solution for my problem ? I started the NIS server with the -d option and looked at the messages. It seems to me that there is a problem with the 'gdbm tool' ? I hope by shortening the logs I didn't loose some important informations. Does anyone has an idea about this ? Another question: Why does the client tries to get the shadow-map? I told the NIS server to merge the passwd and the shadow file - so, there is no shadow map which the client could get. [ypserv (ypserv) 2.8] Find securenet: 255.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 Find securenet: 255.255.255.224 255.255.255.224 ypserv.conf: dns: 0 ypserv.conf: files: 30 ypserv.conf: xfr_check_port: 1 ypserv.conf: 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0:*:shadow.byname:2 ypserv.conf: 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0:*:passwd.adjunct.byname:2 ypproc_domain_nonack("linux.cmp.de") [From: 168.192.200.23:32859] connect from 168.192.200.23 -> OK. ypproc_domain_nonack("linux.cmp.de") [From: 168.192.200.21:32877] connect from 168.192.200.21 -> OK. ypproc_domain_nonack("linux.cmp.de") [From: 127.0.0.1:32772] connect from 127.0.0.1 -> OK. ypproc_match(): [From: 127.0.0.1:983] domainname = "linux.cmp.de" mapname = "passwd.byname" keydat = "sshd" ypdb_open("linux.cmp.de", "passwd.byname") ->Returning OK! Opening: linux.cmp.de/passwd.byname (0) 8055bd0 ypdb_close() called connect from 127.0.0.1 ypdb_open("linux.cmp.de", "passwd.byname") Found: linux.cmp.de/passwd.byname (0) ypdb_close() called -> Error #-3 [ Up to this point everything seemed to be fine. But what does this error should tell me ? ] ypproc_match(): [From: 127.0.0.1:983] domainname = "linux.cmp.de" mapname = "passwd.byname" keydat = "meyer" ypdb_open("linux.cmp.de", "passwd.byname") Found: linux.cmp.de/passwd.byname (0) [...] ypdb_close() called -> Value = "meyer:YZYlSCP8l2eVKqhE:306:1000:HANS MEYER:/home/meyer:/bin/bash" ypproc_match(): [From: 127.0.0.1:986] domainname = "linux.cmp.de" mapname = "shadow.byname" keydat = "meyer" connect from 127.0.0.1 ypdb_open("linux.cmp.de", "shadow.byname") gdbm_open: GDBM Error Code #3 -> Error #-1 [ Next error, different errornumber. Does anyone knows what I should do to avoid these errors ? Or: Can I ignore all these messages ? ] Thanks, ... ...niels. -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte lächeln! Fotogalerie online mit GMX ohne eigene Homepage!