nsswitch.conf Requirements for passwd Make nis Unusable (4904975)

Problem Summary: The requirements for the nssswitch.conf file in “Preparing the Nodes and Disks” in Sun Cluster Data Service for SAP liveCache Guide for Solaris OS do not apply to the entry for the passwd database. If these requirements are met, the su command might hang on each node that can master the liveCache resource when the public network is down.

Workaround: On each node that can master the liveCache resource, ensure that the entry in the /etc/nsswitch.conf file for the passwd database is as follows:

passwd: files nis [TRYAGAIN=0]