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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.<br>
The passwd line in /etc/nsswitch.conf controls where accounts are
looked up from and what order.<br>
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Patrick H.<br>
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Subject: [clue-tech] SSH / NIS<br>
From: David L. Willson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:DLWillson@TheGeek.NU"><DLWillson@TheGeek.NU></a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:clue-tech@cluedenver.org">clue-tech@cluedenver.org</a><br>
Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:11:19 PM<br>
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<pre wrap="">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
Trainer/Engineer/Consultant
MCT, MCSE, Linux+
(720) 333-LANS
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