Linux NIS master server, HPUX/Solaris clients, Autofs not working

[Jiang Li_1]

I plan to migrate my HPUX master NIS server to a Linux(RedHat EL5) server. I do some test and found that the login, 'ypcat ' are all working fine.

But with a problem here:
With HPUX NIS master server, the HPUX client has below content for /etc/auto_master file:
+auto_master
The autofs works fine.

But if the NIS master server is Linux, it does not work although 'ypcat -k auto.master' works. After I change the /etc/auto_master content as below:
+auto.master
The autofs works fine on the HPUX client.

The point is, I want to migrate to Linux NIS master server smoothly without changing the clients' /etc/auto_master file.

Does anyone has solution for my problem?

Thanks in advnace.
-Jiang

[Dennis Handly · Accepted solution]

Is auto.master implemented as a file on linux? If so, can you hard or softlink it to auto_master and then have another NIS map?

[Jiang Li_1]

Hi Dennis, Thanks so much for your reply!

I have resolved this by adding another map(on NIS master server) auto_master which is same as auto.master.

So the clients will understand the map either via auto.master or auto_master.

-Jiang

[Jiang Li_1]

I have stated my solution. Just adding another map on NIS master server which can be understood by HPUX.

[Dennis Handly]

>Thanks so much for your reply!

If you are happy with the solution please read the following about reopening threads and assigning points:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#41
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