Re: Setting up NIS

2001-06-01 Thread Ian Greenhoe
On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 04:27:32PM -0500, Dave Sherohman wrote: > On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 12:36:23PM -0700, Ian Greenhoe wrote: > > Also, I'm curious about what sort of results you might see from > > > > rpcinfo -u bradley.west.mycompany.com ypserv > > bradley:~# rpcinfo -u bradley.west.mycompany

Re: Setting up NIS - SOLVED (sorta)

2001-06-01 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Wed, May 30, 2001 at 05:31:22PM -0500, Dave Sherohman wrote: > I'm trying to get a NIS domain started and having little luck... I've > followed along through /usr/share/doc/nis/nis.debian.howto.gz (which is > great to have there!), but it doesn't seem to have worked. After (far too) much mucki

Re: Re: Setting up NIS

2001-06-01 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 12:08:23PM +0200, paolo pedaletti wrote: > The problem was in /etc/ypserv.securenets (actualy a link to > /var/yp/securenets) > There wasn't the right line: > host xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Thanks for the suggestion, but so such luck. ypserv.securenets already contained 255.0.0.0

Re: Re: Setting up NIS

2001-06-01 Thread paolo pedaletti
Ciao Dave Sherohman, > bradley:~# ypbind -d > parsing config file > Trying entry: domain mycompany.com server bradley.west.mycompany.com > parsed domain 'mycompany.com' server 'bradley.west.mycompany.com' > add_server() domain: mycompany.com, host: bradley.west.mycompany.com, > nobroadcast, slot:

Re: Setting up NIS

2001-05-31 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 04:10:48AM +1000, Steve Kowalik wrote: > I seem to recall have to add yp entries to /etc/services for NIS to work > correctly. I can't really recall, it 4am, and it's been ages since I did it. > It was easier /etc/services or some portmap file. I can't be certain. Let me kn

Re: Setting up NIS

2001-05-31 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 12:36:23PM -0700, Ian Greenhoe wrote: > I think I know part of what your problem is. Either do in your yp.conf: > domain mycompany.com server bradley.west.mycompany.com > ^^ -- Note "server" not "ypserver" > OR > ypserver bradley.west.mycompany.co

Re: Setting up NIS

2001-05-31 Thread Ian Greenhoe
On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 11:53:44AM -0500, Dave Sherohman wrote: > Any further suggestions or anything seemingly relevant in this information? I think I know part of what your problem is. Either do in your yp.conf: domain mycompany.com server bradley.west.mycompany.com

Re: Setting up NIS

2001-05-31 Thread Steve Kowalik
On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 11:53:44AM -0500, Dave Sherohman uttered: > > Check. I actually had tried shutting down NFS and then stopping and starting > portmapper and NIS in various combinations yesterday; NIS gives a completely > different set of errors when portmapper is shut down. > I seem to re

Re: Setting up NIS

2001-05-31 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Wed, May 30, 2001 at 05:16:43PM -0700, Ian Greenhoe wrote: > Not necessarily suprising. I've found the most useful way to get data > from ypserv is to run it from a seperate [aEwx]term with the -d > switch. Word of warning: It can produce a *lot* of data. Or it might not... bradley:~# ypser

Re: Setting up NIS

2001-05-31 Thread Andrew D Dixon
Dave Sherohman wrote: > > I'm trying to get a NIS domain started and having little luck... I've > followed along through /usr/share/doc/nis/nis.debian.howto.gz (which is > great to have there!), but it doesn't seem to have worked. Check out the Network Administrators Guide and the NIS/NFS HowTo

Re: Setting up NIS

2001-05-30 Thread Ian Greenhoe
On Wed, May 30, 2001 at 05:31:22PM -0500, Dave Sherohman wrote: > I'm trying to get a NIS domain started and having little luck... I've > followed along through /usr/share/doc/nis/nis.debian.howto.gz (which is > great to have there!), but it doesn't seem to have worked. > > I started to suspect t