news@elaan.dds.nl writes:

> Dragan Cvetkovic <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> we have an AIX 5.1 installation here which we (due to lack of network
>> ports in machine room, don't ask) occasionaly have to unhook from the
>> network. At this times, even root on console is not able to log in to the
>> system. The system asks for the username, I enter root and then there is a
>> long delay (even a few days if we let it at it) with several
>> "NIS domain xxx.yyy.zzz not responding", or similar messages before the
>> password prompt appear. So I have to plug in the network cable, type root
>> password and then unplug the cable. Password for root is in
>> /etc/security/passwd, all other users are via NIS.
>>

[snip]

> Check /etc/security/user. It should not only have SYSTEM = files in the
> [root] stanza, but also
>
> registry = "files"

Here is the complete section for root in /etc/security/user:

root:
admin = true
SYSTEM = "files"
loginretries = 0
account_locked = false
registry = files

Bye, Dragan

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