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Title: Netgroup does not work

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Netgroup does not work

Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions since 6.0

Symptom:

You use netgroups in different files, for example /etc/hosts.equiv or .rhosts, but these entries appear to be ignored.

Reason:

Glibc 2.0, which is currently used in SuSE Linux, does not support the use of netgroups in the /etc/hosts.equiv and .rhosts files.

Another posibility is that the configuration file /etc/nsswitch.conf contains the wrong information for the netgroups.

Solution:

In the files /etc/hosts.equiv and .rhosts substitute the netgroups with the actual names of the computers. Otherwise you should have a good look at the man page for the nsswitch configuration file (man nsswitch.conf) and modify as necessary the configuration of /etc/nsswitch.conf.

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See also:

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Keywords: RHOSTS, NETGROUP, NIS, NSSWITCH, PRINTING

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Categories: Configuration , Network

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