[clue-tech] SSH / NIS

[Patrick H]

 From the box youre trying to log into, do `getent passwd [USERNAME]`. 
That will let you know if the box is able to look up the user. Also 
check /var/log files (not sure which ones as it can vary between OSes 
and distros) for the login failure notices.

If getent fails, then its something wrong with the NIS setup 
(misconfiguration or the user doesnt exist in NIS). If it works then 
either the password is bad, or its a misconfiguration on the box. If you 
can log into the box locally as the user, but not through ssh, then 
likely its /etc/pam.conf. If I recall correctly, that file has different 
configuration directives for remote and local logins, but its been a 
while since I've messed with it.

Patrick

-------- Original Message  --------
Subject: Re: [clue-tech] SSH / NIS
From: David L. Willson <DLWillson at TheGeek.NU>
To: CLUE tech <clue-tech at cluedenver.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:32:09 PM
> Hm.  Not working.  Tinker... tinker...  plang.
>
> On Wed, 28 May 2008 16:15:46 -0600, Patrick H wrote
>   
>> Yes, if the box is setup to authenticate off NIS, then any account you 
>> try and log in with will be queried off the NIS server by the box you 
>> are logging into.
>> The passwd line in /etc/nsswitch.conf controls where accounts are looked 
>> up from and what order.
>>
>> Patrick H.
>>
>> -------- Original Message  --------
>> Subject: [clue-tech] SSH / NIS
>> From: David L. Willson <DLWillson at TheGeek.NU>
>> To: clue-tech at cluedenver.org
>> Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:11:19 PM
>>     
>>> Should I be able to SSH into a host that is part of an NIS domain, using an account from
>>> the NIS domain?  I've never used NIS, so I don't know what it's capabilities are.
>>>
>>> David L. Willson
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