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From: jludwig@pinocchio.encore.com (Jim Ludwig)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Why does xterm need NIS?
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Date: 26 Jun 91 12:15:14 GMT
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xterm uses the /etc/passwd file to:
+ determine user's name for creating a utmp entry
+ initialize the user's groups (initgroups in BSD, other in other OS's)
+ get the user's default shell if the SHELL environment variable is not set
(see main.c if you have the code)

I would assume that the passwd file is handled by NIS and that's where
you're error is showing up.

Jim Ludwig
Encore Computer Corp
jludwig@encore.com