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- From: miles@aurs01.UUCP (Robert Miles)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
- Subject: Re: chsh, chfn for YP
- Message-ID: <61095@aurs01.UUCP>
- Date: 28 Aug 92 01:29:35 GMT
- References: <19869@plains.NoDak.edu>
- Sender: news@aurs01.UUCP
- Reply-To: miles@aurw7a.aur.alcatel.com.UUCP (Robert Miles)
- Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh NC
- Lines: 28
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- In article <19869@plains.NoDak.edu> grosen@isc.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu (Johannes Grosen) writes:
- >We are using YP at our site (Ultrix 4.2a) but have noticed that the 'chsh'
- >and 'chfn' commands do not work with YP. I haven't been able to find a
- >'ypchsh' or 'ypchfn' anywhere. Can anyone offer a solution?
- >
- >--
- >Johannes Grosen
- >ISC Group System Administrator
- >401E Minard Hall
- >North Dakota State University
- >(701) 237-8409
-
- The following procedure seems to work here for chfn (haven't tried
- chsh):
-
- Do a remote login to the YP server and use chfn there. Log off. Wait
- 24 hours. Log into the local machine again, and the change should be in
- effect.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Robert Miles working for, but not speaking for, Alcatel Network
- Systems, in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Internet: miles%aurfs1%aurgate@mcnc.org
- UUCP: ...!mcnc!aurgate!aurfs1!miles
-
- Untested Internet address that is likely to be faster than the one
- given above if it works:
- miles%aurfs1.aur.alcatel.com@rockdal.aud.alcatel.com
-