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From: hubert.feyrer@rz.uni-regensburg.de (Hubert Feyrer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Yellow pages problem...
Date: 16 May 1997 19:30:24 GMT
Organization: University of Regensburg, Germany
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Stephen Tow <stow@ssibm4.ssp.ameslab.gov> wrote:
> I am trying to get yellow pages (NIS) to work on a NetBSD/i386 machine
> but I don't seem to be making a connection.  Actually I do seem to be
> making a connection in that when I do a 'ypwhich', it's pointing to the
> right yp server, but when I try and login, it doesn't recognize me.
> ypbind is up and running...has anyone seen this before? Do I need to do
> some extra configuration on the ypserver in order for it to service this
> particular client?

add the following line with vipw:

+::::: (put in right ammount of dots, i dunno offhands)

Also, add it to your local /etc/group (again, + as first field, 
then right ammount of :s)


> PS Oh, while I'm at it...is it normal for tab completion/history lists
> via arrow keys not to work? I've poked at gettytab, tset, stty, and have
> even compiled the kernel with different settings (pc0/vt0) to get it to
> work, but to no avail. Can anyone help me? I fall to pieces without tab
> completeion because I'm a really slow typer :)

You need a shell that supports tab completion/command line history.
The further is supported by zsh, bash, tcsh, the latter is also supported
by /bin/sh. Only /bin/sh comes with NetBSD, the rest you've to compile for
yourself (or try to get some precompiled binary)



Hubert