Re: [Sheflug] gnome - nis - debian problem

[Alan Dawson <aland [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Quoting Alan Dawson <aland [at] burngreave.net>:

> 
> GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to: No such user 500.
> SESSION_MANAGER=local/iskra:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1120
> 
> Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library
> 
> GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to: No such user 500.
> rep: function returned both exception and value, or neither!
> 
> GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to: No such user 500.
> 
> Any of this make any sense?  Is it a gnome / nis server or nis client issue?

I think its an NIS issue because when i get a shell as root (or any other non
nis user) its fine, but when i log on as a nis user i get

I have no name! [at] iskra:$

as my shell prompt.

A quick google reveals other people with the same issue (though mostly related
to ldap and nis)but  i cannot see a resolution

 ..  any NIS guru's in the house?  Or is it back to RTFM?

AED
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