[Bug 591562] [NEW] nis pkg does not configure the client
You have been subscribed to a public bug: Setting up an NIS CLIENT in Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop (amd64) Assumptions: networking is OK, and there are working NIS NFS $HOME servers on your network. Install = sudo apt-get install expected results: Install 'nis' package. Pkg config scripts prompt for a nis domain name, and sets up all configuration files. Be able to login/su to nis user with NFS $HOME. actual results: Install 'nis' package Pkg config scripts prompt for a nis domain name, and populates /etc/defaultdomain Manually modify /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow,nsswitch.conf} restart autofs Am able to login/su to nis user with NFS $HOME. Missing bits: /etc/passwd /etc/shadow need +:: as the last line of the file. /etc/group /etc/gshadow need +::: as the last line of the file. /etc/nsswitch.conf needs a line that says automount:nis (interestingly, nsswitch.conf has a line that say netgroup: nis) Why doesn't the 'nis' package in Ubuntu 10.04 update all the required system config files to make it useful? ** Affects: nis (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Incomplete ** Tags: 10.04 client nis -- nis pkg does not configure the client https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/591562 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to nis in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
[Bug 591562] [NEW] nis pkg does not configure the client
Public bug reported: Setting up an NIS CLIENT in Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop (amd64) Assumptions: networking is OK, and there are working NIS NFS $HOME servers on your network. Install = sudo apt-get install expected results: Install 'nis' package. Pkg config scripts prompt for a nis domain name, and sets up all configuration files. Be able to login/su to nis user with NFS $HOME. actual results: Install 'nis' package Pkg config scripts prompt for a nis domain name, and populates /etc/defaultdomain Manually modify /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow,nsswitch.conf} restart autofs Am able to login/su to nis user with NFS $HOME. Missing bits: /etc/passwd /etc/shadow need +:: as the last line of the file. /etc/group /etc/gshadow need +::: as the last line of the file. /etc/nsswitch.conf needs a line that says automount:nis (interestingly, nsswitch.conf has a line that say netgroup: nis) Why doesn't the 'nis' package in Ubuntu 10.04 update all the required system config files to make it useful? ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: 10.04 client nis ** Tags added: 10.04 client nis -- nis pkg does not configure the client https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/591562 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs