On 5 Sep 2004 23:28:59 -0700, Andreas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > high, > I tried today to install a NIS Server on a PC with debian woody, but > in vain. > > The way was as following: > -> apt-get install NIS (portmap was automatically installed too) > -> during installation I was asked for NIS-Domainname: Einrichtung > -> /etc/defaultdomain now contains Einrichtung > -> Name of PC: linux_server > -> /etc/hosts containes a row for localhost and one for > linux_server.Einrichtung.local linux_server > -> /etc/init.d/nis has got one change: NISSERVER=master > -> no changes in /var/yp/Makefile. As long as I see, the Skript > automatically detects if there are > shadow passwords (my system uses them) > -> no changes in /etc/ypserv.securenets > -> With these settings I executed /usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m. The script > suggested as NIS-Name the hostname > (linux_server)
The i am smelling is that your hostname lookup (DNS) not working properly ,so first you have to check by #nslookup NIS_SERVER if it is working properly then you just check the howto at http://www.geocities.com/mk_azeem/liscence.html and check the chapter of NIS server, i hope you will find some help from this document. > -> As the script executes many errors are displayed, all similar to: > "failed to send 'clear' to local ypserv: RPC: Program not > registered" > -> Then I restarted the NIS-Service: /etc/init.d/nis restart, which > leads to the message: > ypbind [binding to ypserver...........backgrounded] > > -> I checked if Portmap is running: ps -ef | grep portmap. Was > succesful: daemon... > -> ps -ef | grep ypbind leads to 4 rows with ypbind > -> ps -ef | grep ypserv was not successful > -> Then I checked rpcinfo -p localhost. Result: 4 rows with ypbind > (ports 796 and 799) but no ypserv > -> I restarted the pc 3 times, but no success > > Please help > Andreas > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Nayyar Ahmad Lecturer Faculty Of Computer Science, Institute Of Management Sciences, Hayat Abad Peshawar , Pakistan. Office : 92-091-9217404 , 9217452 Cell : 92-0333-9139461 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
