topic Re: NIS Slave Server Setup in Operating System - HP-UX

NIS Slave Server Setup

maros — Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:28:22 GMT

I set up the NIS Master Server with no errors. When however I am running on the slave server command:
ypinit-s master_server
I am getting errors when the slave server tries to copy some of the files:

Transferring ethers.byaddr for domain domain_name from master_server
ypxfr: can't get order number for map ethers.byaddr from ypserv
reason: no such map in server's NIS domain

Really there is no ethers.byaddr in /var/yp/domain_name on the master server but where is the problem?

The same is happening for:
ethers.byname, netmasks.byaddr, and bootparams.

Every other map file is copied okay.
Both machines are on HP-UX 11.00...
Would be grateful for any idea...

Thanks

Re: NIS Slave Server Setup

Francois Bariselle_3 — Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:32:01 GMT

Hi,

This document will help you to setup a master. slave and client:

http://us-support3.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=c77da8ee17c62a6d9e/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000048368333

This is normal if you do not have those maps. The default make push all maps. If your aren't using all the maps, you will get an error when it tries to push it

Frank

Re: NIS Slave Server Setup

Sachin Patel — Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:37:28 GMT

Hi Maros,

That is ok. That means you are not using that maps. If you do not want that map to pull or poll you have to change your Makefile in /var/yp and remove reference to that maps.

I will suggest leave it as it is.

Sachin

Re: NIS Slave Server Setup

pap — Fri, 12 Apr 2002 15:02:55 GMT

Hi,
Do not worry about those errors.
Actually NIS is a product from SUN microsystems and hence some ofthe files you can see like ethers and bootparams are provided for SUN interoperatibility. HP-UX is not using these files for NIS.

Continue with the procedure and set up your slave server.

Thanks,

-pap

Re: NIS Slave Server Setup

Kevin Wright — Fri, 12 Apr 2002 16:05:20 GMT

An easy way to correct the problem is to touch the files in question. It's OK if they are blank. The only other way is to take these files out the the Makefile.