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From: Erwan Arzur <zuzur@amelie.frmug.fr.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: NIS client under FreeBSD
Date: 20 Sep 1996 23:49:01 +0200
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wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu (Bill Paul) writes:

> FreeBSD is perfectly happy being a client to a SunOS or other NIS server
> that doesn't support master.passwd.bywhatever maps.
> 

I think he will also need to get the DES distribution to enable his
FreeBSD box in order to make it crypt the passwords the way SunOS does
-- 
zuzur@amelie.frmug.fr.net (Erwan Arzur)
Amour, delice et orgue sont féminins au pluriel
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