On Mon, Nov 29, 1999 at 05:22:06PM -0600, Tim D. Bandy wrote:
> I'm wondering if there's any reason why I can't put NIS files in
> /var/yp/etc, i.e., /var/yp/etc/hosts, /var/yp/etc/group,
> /var/yp/etc/master.passwd.  That last one is a killer, as
> rpc.yppasswdd only updates /etc/master.passwd.

Yes this is annoying. I've got this on my todo list for some time,
but never found the time to sole it.

> Is there any docs on setting up an NIS master under NetBSD?
> Is there any way (other than hacking the source) to get rpc.yppasswdd
> to use a different master.passwd file?  I'm in a mixed OS environment,
> and would rather not broadcast my local accounts on the nis master via
> the nis passwd maps.

Unfortunably this is not in rpc.yppasswdd, but in libc that the limitation
is. Chnaging the path for yppasswdd will also change it for passwd and other
utilities.