NIS setup question

[Jayson Hurd_2]

I have two Linux NIS servers running and a few Linux clients connecting and using successfully. I am trying to tie an HP-UX server in but getting errors. I went into SAM and gave it the name of the client, but it complains something about putting an X in the passwd & group files and then remains as 'disabled'. Not sure how to set this up properly... This is HP-UX 11.11 and 11.23.

[Bharat Katkar]

You can try setting NIS client as follows:

1. edit /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs

set NIS_CLIENT=1,NIS_DOMAIN=domainname

2. cp /etc/nsswitch.nis /etc/nsswitch.conf
edit as per your requirement (it may work as it is)

3. execute /sbin/init.d/nis.client start

Try logging in with NIS user.

Hope that works.
Regards,

[Jayson Hurd_2]

It doesn't seem to want to start. I get this when I start it:

pluto# ./nis.client start
starting NIS CLIENT networking
starting up the rpcbind
rpcbind already started, using pid: 602
domainname APCUNIX
starting up the Network Information Service
starting up the ypbind daemon
FAILURE CODE: 1
Checking NIS binding.
Bound to NIS server using domain APCUNIX.
starting up the keyserv daemon
keyserv already started, using pid: 22004
pluto# ps -ef | grep -i nis
root 23231 21129 2 15:13:58 pts/0 0:00 grep -i nis
pluto# ps -ef | grep -i yp
root 23234 21129 1 15:14:03 pts/0 0:00 grep -i yp


Then if I try ypwhich:

pluto# ypwhich
ypwhich: pluto is not running ypbind
pluto#

[Bharat Katkar]

Are you sure Your NIS linux server is NIS and not NISplus.
Regards,

[Bharat Katkar]

I doubt about ybbind, It may be using rpcbind instead.
Regards,

[Sanjay_6 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Try this,

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B1031-90053/B1031-90053_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B1031-90053/00/00/29-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B1031-90053/00/00/29-toc.html&searchterms=nis&queryid=20040521-140938

I believe you should have ypbing running on the client.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Bharat Katkar]

Cross Check these parameters in /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs file with respect to your NIS server:

NIS_CLIENT
NIS_DOMAIN
WAIT_FOR_NIS_SERVER
MAX_NISCHECKS
YPBIND_OPTIONS
KEYSERV_OPTIONS
YPSET_ADDR

All the best.
Regards,

[Sundar_7]

I dont have a clue on how NIS clients work in Linux but I believe you can mention the server name to connect to with Linux NIS client.

in HP-UX,by default ypbind tries to bind with ypserv using broadcast. and if ur NIS client and NIS server are not in the same subnet then you got make couple of changes to the /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs

Try tis

NIS_CLIENT=1
NIS_DOMAIN=APCUNIX
YPBIND_OPTIONS="-ypset"
YPSET_ADDR=""

/sbin/init.d/nis.client start

See if this helps