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Subject: RE: How to verify that NIS is working ok?
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From: "Brian DeForest" <brian.deforest@onstor.com>
To: "Ron Bhanukitsiri" <ronb@onstor.com>,
	"dl-Software" <dl-software@onstor.com>

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diag> domain verify nis onstorlab 10.3.0.4
Domain onstorlab Server 10.3.0.4 Port 875. Valid.

diag> domain get?
  getgid         GET group id
  getgname       GET group name
  getuid         GET user id
  getuidandgid   GET user id and group id
  getuname       GET user name
  getusergroups  GET user's groups

_____________________________________________
From: Ron Bhanukitsiri=20
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:27 PM
To: dl-Software
Subject: How to verify that NIS is working ok?

Well, I set my vserver to onstorlab NIS server.

But how does one verify that at least it is working ok?  Traditionally,
ypcat passwd
can be used to list all of the users defined in the NIS domain (together
with uid/gid
which are the info I need).  But there's no ypcat in nfxsh :-(.

So the question is: how does one go about verifying that the vserver can
get the
right NIS info from the NIS server?

Thanks,
Ron B[ee]


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<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT =
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<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Domain onstorlab Server 10.3.0.4 Port 875. =
Valid.</FONT></SPAN></P>

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<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">diag&gt; domain =
get?</FONT></SPAN></P>

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FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; =
getgid&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GET group =
id</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; getgname&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GET =
group name</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; =
getuid&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GET user =
id</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; getuidandgid&nbsp;&nbsp; GET user id and group =
id</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; getuname&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GET =
user name</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; getusergroups&nbsp; GET user's =
groups</FONT></SPAN></P>

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<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT =
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FACE=3D"Tahoma">_____________________________________________<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">From:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Ron Bhanukitsiri<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Sent:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Tuesday, March 06, 2007 =
4:27 PM<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">To:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma"> dl-Software<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Subject:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma"> How to verify that NIS is working =
ok?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Well, I set my vserver to onstorlab NIS =
server.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">But how =
does one verify that at least it is working ok?&nbsp; Traditionally, =
ypcat passwd</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">can be =
used to list all of the users defined in the NIS domain (together with =
uid/gid</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">which =
are the info I need).&nbsp; But there&#8217;s no ypcat in =
nfxsh</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> =
<FONT FACE=3D"Wingdings" SIZE=3D2>L</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">So the =
question is: how does one go about verifying that the vserver can get =
the</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">right =
NIS info from the NIS server?</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Ron =
B[ee]</FONT></SPAN></P>

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LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></P>

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