On 23/07/07, Mark Leisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Edd Barrett wrote:
> On 20/07/07, Mark Leisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> % cd /var/yp ; make
>>
>> Everything builds OK (/var/yp/<hostname>/*.db and /etc/*.db) and I am
>> not running a slave.
>
> Now as far as I know, yp uses the normal linux/unix passwd format (not
> master.passwd). Did you forget pwd_mkd -p /etc/master.passwd (if you
> used a custom DIR in makefile, then see the -d switch. I hope you did
> or you are exporting a root password!!!).
>
Like I said, everything, including /etc/*.db (output of pwd_mkdb),
builds OK. Everything is located in the default directories.
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Mark Leisher
Maybe thats how it works? Perhaps kill -HUP is required.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
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Best Regards
Edd
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