[ale] OT: Need some SUN help via phone

[James P. Kinney III]

edit /etc/passwd and comment out the line (probably just below the top
root account that says to use NIS. Then use adduser to install users.

On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 16:58, Greg Freemyer wrote:
> Sun Experts,
> 
> I just got a call from a guy in Chicago that has some old Sun boxes he
> is trying to put on his network.
> 
> They came from another site and they are setup to use NIS (or Yellow
> Pages).
> 
> He is able to login to the X-Windows interface as root, but I don't know
> any of the Solaris tools.
> 
> If someone could talk to this guy and help him disable NIS and to setup
> the basic network IP, netmask, etc. it would be appreciated.
> 
> I believe he would be willing to discuss a small fee it that is
> appropriate.
> 
> If you could call me at 770-242-6687 I can give you the contact info.
> 
> === Question
> Is this an appropriate use of this list?  It was the only place I could
> think of that might have quick access to an expert.
> 
> Thanks
> Greg
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