[CentOS] Need to restart ypserv to update the nis maps

2008-08-11 Thread Theo Band
Hi I use NIS om my network (CentOS4.6). When an update on a map occurs (home directory changed in /etc/passwd for instance), I run make -C /var/yp/ and check the result on a client. On the client I use ypcat passwd and find indeed that the update has propagated (the clients run ypbind

Re: [CentOS] Need to restart ypserv to update the nis maps

2008-08-11 Thread Clint Dilks
Theo Band wrote: Hi I use NIS om my network (CentOS4.6). When an update on a map occurs (home directory changed in /etc/passwd for instance), I run make -C /var/yp/ and check the result on a client. On the client I use ypcat passwd and find indeed that the update has propagated (the clients

Re: [CentOS] Need to restart ypserv to update the nis maps

2008-08-11 Thread Clint Dilks
Clint Dilks wrote: Theo Band wrote: Hi I use NIS om my network (CentOS4.6). When an update on a map occurs (home directory changed in /etc/passwd for instance), I run make -C /var/yp/ and check the result on a client. On the client I use ypcat passwd and find indeed that the update has

Re: [CentOS] Need to restart ypserv to update the nis maps

2008-08-11 Thread Mogens Kjaer
Theo Band wrote: ... The problem is however that on the client, if I try to use the new data, it still uses the old one. If you run authconfig-gtk on the client and look at the Options tab, is Cache user information selected? Mogens -- Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department Gamle

Re: [CentOS] Need to restart ypserv to update the nis maps

2008-08-11 Thread Stephen Harris
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:05:58AM +0200, Theo Band wrote: I actually have problems that passwords don't get updated. I noticed that by changing the home directory in /etc/passwd. When I change that from /home/user to /nobackup/home/user it does work with ypcat passwd (I see the correct

Re: [CentOS] Need to restart ypserv to update the nis maps

2008-08-11 Thread Ralph Angenendt
Theo Band wrote: The problem is however that on the client, if I try to use the new data, it still uses the old one. For instance cd ~john still directs me to the old path instead of to the updated path (as correctly reported by ypcat passwd). To solve it I need to restart the ypserv

Re: [CentOS] Need to restart ypserv to update the nis maps

2008-08-11 Thread James Pearson
Theo Band wrote: Hi I use NIS om my network (CentOS4.6). When an update on a map occurs (home directory changed in /etc/passwd for instance), I run make -C /var/yp/ and check the result on a client. On the client I use ypcat passwd and find indeed that the update has propagated (the clients

Re: [CentOS] Need to restart ypserv to update the nis maps

2008-08-11 Thread Theo Band
Mogens Kjaer wrote: Theo Band wrote: ... The problem is however that on the client, if I try to use the new data, it still uses the old one. If you run authconfig-gtk on the client and look at the Options tab, is Cache user information selected? Mogens I have not enabled this option.