Detective Mystery

[Loki Jorgenson]

	Here's one for you all....

	I have this user.  His account is distributed amongst the various
IRI via NIS/YP.  To that end, on the YP master server, his passwd entry is
actually found in a file separate from /etc/passwd.  This is acceptable
as long as the /usr/etc/yp/Makefile is properly maintained.

	Along with 100 other users, his account is recognized and works
properly.  Recently though (a few weeks ago) something changed.  When
doing a "ps -ef", he is listed by his UID number instead of user name.
And pandora no longer displays his login icon.  This is true for all
IRI who get their user info from NIS/YP.  Other than this small
bother, there aren't any other problems.  As well, no other user has
this problem.

	Experimenting, I found that creating an entry in /etc/passwd
restored pandora/ps behviour to normal on the local machine.

	One additional note:  This user is me.  I have a separate 
account "loki" distinct in every way from "root".  It should be
as standard as any user.  But since I have special super-user
privileges, it is conceivable that I have inadvertantly changed
something in my "loki" account.

	Any suggestions?

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Loki Jorgenson              / / _ _ _ _ _ \ \  node:  loki at Physics.McGill.CA
Grad/Systems Manager       /_/_/_/_/ \_\_\_\_\ BITNET: PY29 at MCGILLA
Physics, McGill University \ \ \_\_\_/_/_/ / / fax:   (514) 398-3733
Montreal Quebec CANADA      \_\_         _/_/  phone: (514) 398-7027

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