ypbind does not start

[Beragnes]

I've installed an hpux11.00
workstation. The nis server
of this station is a solaris in another lan. I've set the
YPBIND_OPTIONS to -ypset; I
can ping, "nslookup" my nis
server but my hpux11.00 WS
can't start ypbind.

"nis.client start" gives me "FAILURE CODE: 1"

thanks

sylvain

[Victor BERRIDGE]

Hi,
NIS to my knowledge cannot work across 2 networks, only NIS+ would...

All the best

Victor

[U.SivaKumar_2]

hi,
if you configure your router to forward the udp
broadcasts (UDP port 111 ) you will be able to
do that. In case your gateway is a firewall , you will have to open TCP ports 2049,1023.
for more information on ports see /etc/services
file
regards,
U.SivaKumar

[Hai Nguyen_1]

in /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs, set:

NIS_CLIENT=1
YPBIND_OPTIONS="-ypset"
NISDOMAIN="your_NIS_domain"
YPSET_ADDR="your_NIS_server_IP_address"

Then try to start NIS client again
/sbin/init.d/nis.client start

Hai

[Beragnes]

>in /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs, set:

> NIS_CLIENT=1
> YPBIND_OPTIONS="-ypset"
> NISDOMAIN="your_NIS_domain"
> YPSET_ADDR="your_NIS_server_IP_address"

> Then try to start NIS client again
> /sbin/init.d/nis.client start

> Hai

this is exactly what I did...

sylvain

[Beragnes]

My hpux11.00 is a 64bit
one.

I've just installed a 32bit
hpux11.00 on the second disk
and thinks work fine...

Any clue ?

sylvain

[pap]

HI,
I thinbk you have forgotten to put the IP address of NIS server in front of the variable YPSET_ADDR.

It should be like this.

YPBIND_OPTIONS="-ypset"
NISDOMAIN="your_NIS_domain"
YPSET_ADDR="your_NIS_server_IP_address"


one more thing,

you need to host name and IP address for NIS Server in /etc/hosts file.

If there are different networks , and NIS server is on different network, it doesn't matter as long as you have bind the NIS server using YP SET. Your work station should work fine as an NIS CLient.

Also try to ping the NIS server from your workstation using host name. May be the resolver is not orking or /etc/nsswitch.conf is not configured with proper order.

Just check following and you are all set.

/etc/nsswitch.con
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/hosts (for NIS server entry)

-pap

[Hai Nguyen_1]

Try this sequence:

mv /var/yp/secureservers /var/yp/secureservers.save

/sbin/init.d/nis.client start

Hai

[U.SivaKumar_2]

hi,
sorry , i have answered for a different question . i meant to answer another question
in the forum.

regards,
U.SivaKumar

[Beragnes]

I just moved /var/yp/secureservers & it works !

thanks Hai

sylvain