Let's go for a detailed report: My files are:
lion# cat /asd/etc/master.passwd sioux:$2a$08$B8PLPgdw18I.TlnZC8RnZezg1Ed8gQL8WU/4rpxdyGdOk/PO/9Ude:1000:1000:mojave:0:0::/home/sioux:/bin/sh mysql:*:1001:1002:mojave:0:0::/home/mysql:/usr/bin/false oldap:*:1002:1002:mojave:0:0::/home/oldap:/usr/bin/false dnscache:*:1003:1005:mojave:0:0::/home/dnscache:/usr/bin/false dnslog:*:1004:1005:mojave:0:0::/home/dnslog:/usr/bin/false tinydns:*:1005:1005:mojave:0:0::/home/tinydns:/usr/bin/false ftp:*:1006:1008:mojave:0:0::/asd/var/ftp:/sbin/nologin alias:*:1007:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail/alias:/usr/bin/true qmaild:*:1008:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmaill:*:1009:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailp:*:1010:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailq:*:1011:1007:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailr:*:1012:1007:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmails:*:1013:1007:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true grios:*:2002:2000:ordinary:0:0::/home/grios:/bin/sh lion# cat /asd/etc/passwd sioux:*:1000:1000::/home/sioux:/bin/sh mysql:*:1001:1002::/home/mysql:/usr/bin/false oldap:*:1002:1002::/home/oldap:/usr/bin/false dnscache:*:1003:1005::/home/dnscache:/usr/bin/false dnslog:*:1004:1005::/home/dnslog:/usr/bin/false tinydns:*:1005:1005::/home/tinydns:/usr/bin/false ftp:*:1006:1008::/asd/var/ftp:/sbin/nologin alias:*:1007:1006::/var/qmail/alias:/usr/bin/true qmaild:*:1008:1006::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmaill:*:1009:1006::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailp:*:1010:1006::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailq:*:1011:1007::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailr:*:1012:1007::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmails:*:1013:1007::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true grios:*:2002:2000::/home/grios:/bin/sh lion# ypcat passwd alias:*:1007:1006::/var/qmail/alias:/usr/bin/true dnscache:*:1003:1005::/home/dnscache:/usr/bin/false dnslog:*:1004:1005::/home/dnslog:/usr/bin/false ftp:*:1006:1008::/asd/var/ftp:/sbin/nologin grios:*:2002:2000::/home/grios:/bin/sh mysql:*:1001:1002::/home/mysql:/usr/bin/false oldap:*:1002:1002::/home/oldap:/usr/bin/false qmaild:*:1008:1006::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmaill:*:1009:1006::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailp:*:1010:1006::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailq:*:1011:1007::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailr:*:1012:1007::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmails:*:1013:1007::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true sioux:*:1000:1000::/home/sioux:/bin/sh tinydns:*:1005:1005::/home/tinydns:/usr/bin/false lion# ypcat master.passwd alias:*:1007:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail/alias:/usr/bin/true dnscache:*:1003:1005:mojave:0:0::/home/dnscache:/usr/bin/false dnslog:*:1004:1005:mojave:0:0::/home/dnslog:/usr/bin/false ftp:*:1006:1008:mojave:0:0::/asd/var/ftp:/sbin/nologin grios:*:2002:2000:ordinary:0:0::/home/grios:/bin/sh mysql:*:1001:1002:mojave:0:0::/home/mysql:/usr/bin/false oldap:*:1002:1002:mojave:0:0::/home/oldap:/usr/bin/false qmaild:*:1008:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmaill:*:1009:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailp:*:1010:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailq:*:1011:1007:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailr:*:1012:1007:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmails:*:1013:1007:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true sioux:$2a$08$B8PLPgdw18I.TlnZC8RnZezg1Ed8gQL8WU/4rpxdyGdOk/PO/9Ude:1000:1000:mojave:0:0::/home/sioux:/bin/sh tinydns:*:1005:1005:mojave:0:0::/home/tinydns:/usr/bin/false lion# ypwhich -x Use "passwd" for "passwd.byname" Use "group" for "group.byname" Use "networks" for "networks.byaddr" Use "hosts" for "hosts.byaddr" Use "protocols" for "protocols.bynumber" Use "services" for "services.byname" Use "aliases" for "mail.aliases" Use "ethers" for "ethers.byname" lion# ypwhich localhost.my.domain lion# makedbm -u master.passwd.byname YP_LAST_MODIFIED 1188681297 YP_MASTER_NAME lion.my.domain YP_SECURE alias alias:*:1007:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail/alias:/usr/bin/true dnscache dnscache:*:1003:1005:mojave:0:0::/home/dnscache:/usr/bin/false dnslog dnslog:*:1004:1005:mojave:0:0::/home/dnslog:/usr/bin/false ftp ftp:*:1006:1008:mojave:0:0::/asd/var/ftp:/sbin/nologin grios grios:*:2002:2000:ordinary:0:0::/home/grios:/bin/sh mysql mysql:*:1001:1002:mojave:0:0::/home/mysql:/usr/bin/false oldap oldap:*:1002:1002:mojave:0:0::/home/oldap:/usr/bin/false qmaild qmaild:*:1008:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmaill qmaill:*:1009:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailp qmailp:*:1010:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailq qmailq:*:1011:1007:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailr qmailr:*:1012:1007:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmails qmails:*:1013:1007:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true sioux sioux:$2a$08$B8PLPgdw18I.TlnZC8RnZezg1Ed8gQL8WU/4rpxdyGdOk/PO/9Ude:1000:1000:mojave:0:0::/home/sioux:/bin/sh tinydns tinydns:*:1005:1005:mojave:0:0::/home/tinydns:/usr/bin/false lion# makedbm -u master.passwd.byuid 1000 sioux:$2a$08$B8PLPgdw18I.TlnZC8RnZezg1Ed8gQL8WU/4rpxdyGdOk/PO/9Ude:1000:1000:mojave:0:0::/home/sioux:/bin/sh 1001 mysql:*:1001:1002:mojave:0:0::/home/mysql:/usr/bin/false 1002 oldap:*:1002:1002:mojave:0:0::/home/oldap:/usr/bin/false 1003 dnscache:*:1003:1005:mojave:0:0::/home/dnscache:/usr/bin/false 1004 dnslog:*:1004:1005:mojave:0:0::/home/dnslog:/usr/bin/false 1005 tinydns:*:1005:1005:mojave:0:0::/home/tinydns:/usr/bin/false 1006 ftp:*:1006:1008:mojave:0:0::/asd/var/ftp:/sbin/nologin 1007 alias:*:1007:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail/alias:/usr/bin/true 1008 qmaild:*:1008:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true 1009 qmaill:*:1009:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true 1010 qmailp:*:1010:1006:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true 1011 qmailq:*:1011:1007:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true 1012 qmailr:*:1012:1007:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true 1013 qmails:*:1013:1007:mojave:0:0::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true 2002 grios:*:2002:2000:ordinary:0:0::/home/grios:/bin/sh YP_LAST_MODIFIED 1188681297 YP_MASTER_NAME lion.my.domain YP_SECURE lion# makedbm -u passwd.byname YP_LAST_MODIFIED 1188681296 YP_MASTER_NAME lion.my.domain alias alias:*:1007:1006::/var/qmail/alias:/usr/bin/true dnscache dnscache:*:1003:1005::/home/dnscache:/usr/bin/false dnslog dnslog:*:1004:1005::/home/dnslog:/usr/bin/false ftp ftp:*:1006:1008::/asd/var/ftp:/sbin/nologin grios grios:*:2002:2000::/home/grios:/bin/sh mysql mysql:*:1001:1002::/home/mysql:/usr/bin/false oldap oldap:*:1002:1002::/home/oldap:/usr/bin/false qmaild qmaild:*:1008:1006::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmaill qmaill:*:1009:1006::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailp qmailp:*:1010:1006::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailq qmailq:*:1011:1007::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmailr qmailr:*:1012:1007::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true qmails qmails:*:1013:1007::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true sioux sioux:*:1000:1000::/home/sioux:/bin/sh tinydns tinydns:*:1005:1005::/home/tinydns:/usr/bin/false lion# makedbm -u passwd.byuid 1000 sioux:*:1000:1000::/home/sioux:/bin/sh 1001 mysql:*:1001:1002::/home/mysql:/usr/bin/false 1002 oldap:*:1002:1002::/home/oldap:/usr/bin/false 1003 dnscache:*:1003:1005::/home/dnscache:/usr/bin/false 1004 dnslog:*:1004:1005::/home/dnslog:/usr/bin/false 1005 tinydns:*:1005:1005::/home/tinydns:/usr/bin/false 1006 ftp:*:1006:1008::/asd/var/ftp:/sbin/nologin 1007 alias:*:1007:1006::/var/qmail/alias:/usr/bin/true 1008 qmaild:*:1008:1006::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true 1009 qmaill:*:1009:1006::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true 1010 qmailp:*:1010:1006::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true 1011 qmailq:*:1011:1007::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true 1012 qmailr:*:1012:1007::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true 1013 qmails:*:1013:1007::/var/qmail:/usr/bin/true 2002 grios:*:2002:2000::/home/grios:/bin/sh YP_LAST_MODIFIED 1188681297 YP_MASTER_NAME lion.my.domain Did i forget something else ? Thanks in advance.

