KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q323301: The YPCAT Command May Produce Unexpected Results

Article: Q323301
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 23-MAY-2002

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX, version 3.0 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SYMPTOMS
========

In Windows Services for UNIX (SFU) 3.0, if you run the ypcat command against the
"netgroup.byuser" or "netgroup.byhost" map, the results may be incomplete. This
might cause a UNIX client not to be able to use network resources if the
client's logon process depends on parsing the results of the command.

CAUSE
=====

This behavior may occur if the "netgroup.byuser" or "netgroup.byhost" map
contains a hyphen (-) or a null entry ("").

WORKAROUND
==========

Use the ypcat command to query the "netgroup" map. Group the results by user.
You can also use the ypmatch command against the "netgroup" map to obtain the
same results.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: solar coaster solarcoaster interix dash

======================================================================
Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinServiceUNIXSearch kbWinServiceUNIX300
Version           : :3.0
Issue type        : kbprb

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.