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How to disable user accounts in NIS

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Name: Yar Baily
Date: September 19, 2002 at 09:43:10 Pacific
OS: Solaris 8
CPU/Ram: Sparc
Comment:

Hi folks,
I have a server runing Solaris 8 ( NIS ) environment. The passwd file in yp folder has hunderds of accounts that I want to disable. How could I do that ??

Best regards



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Name: bd
Date: September 19, 2002 at 10:53:29 Pacific
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why dont you use the AdminSuite and delete them....


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Response Number 2
Name: Gena
Date: September 19, 2002 at 18:33:41 Pacific
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One way to prevent logins while keeping the account is to change the encrypted password field to "NOLOGIN" or something like that.


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Response Number 3
Name: Mark M
Date: September 25, 2002 at 03:27:22 Pacific
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*LK* will work afaik.


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