On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 10:21:54PM -0500, Paul Schmehl wrote:
> >This is not the right test. Try:
> >
> > $ getent passwd filter
>
> That returns nothing. It does return the line for my account. So what
> would be the cause of that?
Missing from the "passwd" sources as listed in nsswitch.conf, ...
> # cat /etc/nsswitch.conf
> #
> # nsswitch.conf(5) - name service switch configuration file
> # $FreeBSD: releng/10.2/etc/nsswitch.conf 224765 2011-08-10 20:52:02Z dougb
> $
> #
> group: compat
> group_compat: nis
> hosts: files dns
> networks: files
> passwd: compat
> passwd_compat: nis
So looks like you're using "nis" only. Read up on nsswitch.conf
and "passwd_compat". At this point you really should be following
the evidence where it leads you without hints at every step.
The problems are not Postfix-specific.
--
Viktor.
