ypwhich error

[bazigardu]

Hi All

I have a server which is giving error when I am trying this #ypwhich.
“ypwhich: clnt-create error: RPC: unknown host “

I have run this commands,
#/sbin/init.d/nis.client stop

#/sbin/init.d/nis.client start
it is stoping,but time of starting this

Sry ypbind on host has rejected your request..

How to solve this error??server is having hpux 11.11 OS.

Regards
Suman

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom Suman,

The error pretty much means what it says. The NIS configuration points to a server that can not be looked up in NIS or DNS and can not be contacted.

Check the configuration file in /etc/rc.config.d/namesvr for typos and or errors. See that the target server is actually up.

SEP

[whiteknight]

Suman,

To resolve the problem with this command:

#cp /etc/nsswitch.nis /etc/nsswitch.conf

and try again

WK

[Shahul]

Hi,

I would start with the NIS server's nslookup, ping to server. Check the NIS server is contactable from client. If that's all right then start with NIS configuration.

Good luck
Shahul