problem with nis

[miki leon]

Hi

i have a problem with nis client , i m trying to start the nis client and i m getting this error :

starting up the Network Information Service
starting up the ypbind daemon
FAILURE CODE: 1
calling ypset with 194.45.12.11
Sorry, I can't set up a udp connection to ypbind on host lume .
Checking NIS binding.
Bound to NIS server using domain checkpoint.com.
starting up the keyserv daemon
/usr/sbin/keyserv

any idea ?

[eran maor · Accepted solution]

Hi Mike

i saw this problem before .

please try this :

# mv /var/yp/secureservers /var/yp/secureservers.old
# cp /usr/newconfig/var/yp/secureservers /var/yp/secureservers

Then stop and start the nis client.
# /sbin/init.d/nis.client stop
# /sbin/init.d/nis.client start

[malay boy]

my 2 cent.

1) Is nis server process running at you nis server master.

2) Can you ping your nis server?.

regards
mB

[eran maor]

Hi Again

i saw that there is another solution for this problem .

please try my first reply and if it will not work try this .

IP Broadcast address incorrect.

Less often we have seen this problem occur if the broadcast
address of the Lan interface(s) isn't as expected.

First, Use the ifconfig against each of the lan interfaces to check the IP
broadcast address. If it is not correct, use the following
steps in this procedure to see if it resolves the problem.

Example of IP broadcast address appearing as expected:

# ifconfig lan0
lan0: flags=843
inet 145.17.184.50 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 145.17.184.255

Example of broadcast address appearing incorrectly:

# ifconfig lan0
lan0: flags=843
inet 145.17.184.50 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 145.17.184.128

Second, correct the IP address if it was incorrect. You can either use
SAM -> Networking/Communications -> Network Interface Cards to change,
or the ifconfig command to resolve it. For example:

# ifconfig lan0 inet 145.17.184.50 netmask 255.255.255.0

Check your change with:
# ifconfig lan0

Third, try /sbin/init.d/nis.client start to see if the problem is resolved.

Fourth, if the problem is resolved, and if you did NOT use SAM to change
the broadcast address, you need to edit /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file
entry for the lan card's NETMASK and BROADCAST values.

[miki leon]

there isnt any problem to ping the nis server ,

after moving the file /var/yp/secureservers and copy the base file the nis client is working .


thanks !!!!