NIS master / client issue

[Charles Zepp_1]

Recently upgraded a server that happened to be the NIS server for a few other servers. I ran nissetup and set it as the master and had it build everything from the old /var/yp/src files. Also used the -s and -S options.

But when I start up dxaccounts, it is showing up as an NIS client and I cant modify any of the nis users. I checked the permisions of the files in the /var/yp tree on the old server and they are identical. The domain names are also identical.

Any ideas on would I am missing?

[Ann Majeske · Accepted solution]

First thing I'd try is
# rcmgr get NIS_TYPE
if the response is not MASTER I'd try nissetup again.

[Charles Zepp_1]

hostname and rcmgr hostname had changed from from the unqualified hostname to fully qualified. I reran nissetup and had it rebuild the tables and now everything is working.