On Thursday 03 January 2002 07:54 pm, you wrote: > > Yes there is, instead of using: > > $cat /etc/passwd | blablabla > > use: > > $ypcat passwd | blablabla > > That doesn't include the local system, does it? now that you mentioned it, i may do that. not only that but it will also include all the users from the server (if you are using /etc/passwd for passwords on the server) Please note, that i have only installed YP/NIS once. -munir