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From: greg@loop.com (Greg Wiley)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: NIS Netgroup map doesn't work
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 96 20:08:51 GMT
Organization: The Loop
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Is anyone successfully using netgroup NIS maps under FreeBSD?  I've
had yp working for about 8 months but have only recently tried to use the
netgroup features.  My problem is that while I can use password entries like:

   +:::::::::

and 

   +user:::::::::

which work as expected, entries like

  +@ngroup:::::::::

do not.

I have uncommented the netgroup entry from the Makefile which causes
a netgroup map to be built and pushed.  However, there is no provision
for creating a .byname and .byhost map as described in the general ref-
erences as well and the FreeBSD netgroup man page.  I don't know if that's
the problem or if the page is obsolete.

Is there some additional reference I need to read?  

Thank You,

  -greg