loki@NAZGUL.PHYSICS.MCGILL.CA (Loki Jorgenson) (06/10/91)
Here's one for you all....
I have this user. His account is distributed amongst the various
IRI via NIS/YP. To that end, on the YP master server, his passwd entry is
actually found in a file separate from /etc/passwd. This is acceptable
as long as the /usr/etc/yp/Makefile is properly maintained.
Along with 100 other users, his account is recognized and works
properly. Recently though (a few weeks ago) something changed. When
doing a "ps -ef", he is listed by his UID number instead of user name.
And pandora no longer displays his login icon. This is true for all
IRI who get their user info from NIS/YP. Other than this small
bother, there aren't any other problems. As well, no other user has
this problem.
Experimenting, I found that creating an entry in /etc/passwd
restored pandora/ps behviour to normal on the local machine.
One additional note: This user is me. I have a separate
account "loki" distinct in every way from "root". It should be
as standard as any user. But since I have special super-user
privileges, it is conceivable that I have inadvertantly changed
something in my "loki" account.
Any suggestions?
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