[comp.unix.ultrix] yp/rlogin problems

lat@snoopy.cs.vt.edu (Laurie Zirkle) (03/20/91)

I have run into a weird problem with yellow pages and rlogin.  Our
configuration is as follows:
	Master server		decstation 5000/200  ultrix 4.1
	Slave server		macII                a/ux
	Slave only		2 decstation 2100's, 1 decstation 3100,
				20 macII's

This particular problem only happens on the decstation 3100 (running
ultrix 4.1).  When I try to rlogin from another machine with
	rlogin bloss.cs.vt.edu -l lat
or just
	rlogin bloss.cs.vt.edu
I get the following:

	No directory! Logging in with home=/
		(last login line, then contents of /etc/motd)
	/u1/lat: Permission denied
	Connection closed.
				
This does not happen with telnet or ftp.  This does not happen if I make
the login local instead of through yellow pages.  This also does not
happen  if i do the following:
	rlogin bloss.cs.vt.edu -l foo
	Password:<ret>
	login: lat
	Password: (my password)
	Last login: (blah blah blah)
	
Something is screwy somewhere, but I'm not sure where.  I have rebooted
everything except the master server, but i can't believe that's the
problem because this does not happen on any other machine.  What am I
missing here?

Laurie Zirkle				lat@vtopus.cs.vt.edu
Va Tech Computer Science Department	lat@vtcs1.bitnet
Blacksburg, VA  24061			(703)-231-6370