Theo Band wrote: > Hi > > I use NIS om my network (CentOS4.6). When an update on a map occurs > (home directory changed in /etc/passwd for instance), I run make -C > /var/yp/ and check the result on a client. On the client I use "ypcat > passwd" and find indeed that the update has propagated (the clients run > ypbind service). On the client I have configured /etc/nsswitch.conf with : > passwd: files nis > shadow: files nis > group: files nis > > The problem is however that on the client, if I try to use the new data, > it still uses the old one. For instance "cd ~john" still directs me to > the old path instead of to the updated path (as correctly reported by > "ypcat passwd"). > To solve it I need to restart the ypserv service on the nis server for > every change. > > Does anyone now what could be the problem or where I should look? > Apparently the OS gets password and user info using another way than the > ypcat tool. Are your running nscd on the clients? If so, try disabling nscd and see if that make a difference. James Pearson