Re: root loggin in to console without network?
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Date: 09/29/04
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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:27:54 +0200
Dragan Cvetkovic <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> we have an AIX 5.1 installation here which we (due to lack of network
> ports in machine room, don't ask) occasionaly have to unhook from the
> network. At this times, even root on console is not able to log in to the
> system. The system asks for the username, I enter root and then there is a
> long delay (even a few days if we let it at it) with several
> "NIS domain xxx.yyy.zzz not responding", or similar messages before the
> password prompt appear. So I have to plug in the network cable, type root
> password and then unplug the cable. Password for root is in
> /etc/security/passwd, all other users are via NIS.
>
> This is obviously not a satisfactory situation. On other Unices, I know
> that I have to play with /etc/nsswitch.conf, but there is no
> /etc/nsswitch.conf on AIX. I have tried changing /etc/security/user to use
> SYSTEM=files for root, (default is compat) but that seem not to be enough
> -- or do I need to do something else as well (like, God forbid, reboot the
> system)?
>
> I am not very familiar with AIX, so I can use all the help I can get.
Check /etc/security/user. It should not only have SYSTEM = files in the
[root] stanza, but also
registry = "files"
HTH, Erik
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