thanks for that, but i want things automated. any other suggestions? --- "Chiu, PCM (Peter) " <P.C.M.Chiu@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > I probably don't have the exact answers, and suspect > there > are some bugs. > > But I know by experience to get round that, > invoke ypinit -s server > on the slaves does get the maps updated. > > Regards, > Peter Chiu > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of zhicheng wang > Sent: 07 October 2004 11:24 > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: NIS questions > > > Dear all > > i have a few questions about nis. i am using RHEL > AS3 > and the yp suite come with it (ypserv/tools 2.8) > > 1. ypinit -m does not push the maps to slave servers > (i do have the correct hostnames in > /var/yp/ypservsers, generated by ypinit -m and > NOPUSH=false in /var/yp/Makefile). I looked at the > ypinit script, it has a line > cd $YPMAPDIR && make NOPUSH=true > > so even i changed the Makefile to have NOPUSH=false, > it will be overidden by the ypinit? if so, why? > > i can manually run yppush with no problem. > > 2. ypxfrd (on slave) dose not update the maps, even > i > have put trusted_master: my.master.server in > /etc/ypserv.con > > again, i can manually run ypxfr without problem > > 3. most importantly, yppasswd can only change the > passwd in the master server. how to make the updated > passwd (yppasswd) pushed to slave server > automatically > whenever users changed their passwd? > > many thanks > cheng > > > ===== > Best wishes > Z C Wang > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW > Yahoo! > Messenger - all new features - even more fun! > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > ===== Best wishes Z C Wang ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
