changing passwd for guests by root is prompted for root password

[krishania]

I just upgraded to Solaris 9, and have NIS+ running on the system.

I find that when I try to change the password on user accounts:

passwd -r nisplus guest

it now prompts me for the root password.

Does anyone have any idea why it wants roots password?

 

[daFranze]

you are root on a nisplus client or the Master (or a Replicant)?
uuuh, it's long time ago, but wasn't this like that, that you have to authenticate to nisplus to change values in a database?

Best Regards, Franz
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Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years

 

[krishania]

Franz,
I am root on the master server. I never had this problem before. It did not require a root password.

Here is something interesting I found out. Initially, it did not allow me to change passwords at all, as root, until I executed a keylogin command. Now, it allows me to change passwords, but after prompting me for the root passwd.

Do you think that roots' authentication is messed up?

Thanks in advance,
Krishani.

 

[daFranze]

I guess yes, but it is to long ago to tell you what to do...

Best Regards, Franz
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Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years