FIXED: Re: 'Authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info.'

From: Mark (mark_at_ellandroad.demon.co.uk)
Date: 08/17/03

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    On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 04:27:49PM +0100, Mark wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > Network uses nis for logins. Since last night,
    > logins are no longer possible, although password
    > changes can still be done(!) using yppasswd.
    >
    > Attempting to login on a non-yp-server machine
    > results in 'Login incorrect' at the prompt.
    > Attempting to use passwd at the root prompt
    > on a non-yp-server machine gets you
    >
    > 'Authentication service cannot
    > retrieve authentication info.'
    >
    >
    > Which I suspect is a pam error. The only
    > change I'm aware of which took place overnight
    > was an apt- upgrade which upgraded perl from
    > the security archive. I've downgraded perl
    > but it's made no difference.

    Found the answer in the newsgroups - here it is
    in case anyone else needs it.

    The 'compat' option no longer works, you need

            passwd: files nis
            group: files nis
            shadow: files nis

    In your nsswitch.conf instead.
            
    Cheers,

    Mark. 

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