Try:

use strict;
use warnings;

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at the top of your code to see some warnings / errors with what you posted.

I don't have a NIS server to test against, but I'm willing to bet if your credentials are correct, the following (untested) may work:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;

use Net::NIS;
use Authen::Simple::NIS;

my $default_domain = Net::NIS::yp_get_default_domain();
my $nis = Authen::Simple::NIS->new(domain => $default_domain);

if ($nis->authenticate("user", "testpass")) {
    print "Success\n"
}
print "done\n";

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In reply to Re: Perl NIS authentication by VinsWorldcom
in thread Perl NIS authentication by NASAdave

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