NIS tcsh question

[Rick Stevens]

GoijI P wrote:
>>>>> inlcuded these two lines in NIS server ~/.tcshrc file:
>>>>> echo -n "\033]0;${HOST}:$cwd\007"
>>>>> alias cd 'chdir \!*; echo -n "\033]0;${HOST}:$cwd\007"'
>>>>>
>>>>> when logging in from NIS client, I do not see two
>>>>> lines doing anything.
>>>>> but, within a telnet session they work fine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The NIS client must mount the NFS server's version of your home
>>>> directory for that to work.  I suspect you're only using the NIS server
>>>> for authentication and using the NIS client's local filesystem.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> well, on client there is no local home. (did on client , mv /home 
>>> /home.sav).
>>> server home is mounted on client /home (/home->/nfs/home)
>>> according to /etc/fstab file.  ??
>>
>>
>> I don't buy that.  Did you check the "mount" command itself?  Is it
>> really mounted?
> 
> 
> yes, indeed.
> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/home   /home   nfs  etc...
> 
> i made /nfs/home and did the
> mv /home /home.sav
> ls -n /home /nfs/home
> added the
> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/home   /home   nfs  etc...
> to /etc/fstab file.
> everything in the remote ./tchsrc works except the lines:
> echo -n "\033]0;${HOST}:$cwd\007"
> alias cd 'chdir \!*; echo -n "\033]0;${HOST}:$cwd\007"'.
> 
> these lines modify the terminal title.  like i said, when within
> a telnet login session it works but within nis login it won't. both logins
> show same remote .tcshrc file ("cat .tcshrc").  maybe, i am wrong but 
> this is what i see.
> my local passwd file has no such userid.  maybe nsswitch.conf 
> related.......???

I don't think so.  If both the telnet and the NIS login have the same
.tcshrc file, then it should work.  If you run the commands at the
command line in NIS mode, does it work?
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