[WBEL-users] trouble with nis server

[Michiel van Es]

Will Senn wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to configure NIS for WBEL and the server won't start and 
> when I run it in debug mode doesn't really print useful information 
> here's a summary:
> 
> #rpcinfo -u localhost ypserv
> rpcinfo: RPC: Program not registered
> program 100004 is not available
> 
> bummer should have been something like
> #rpcinfo -u localhost ypserv
> program 100004 version 1 ready and waiting
> program 100004 version 2 ready and waiting
> 
> then:
> #ypserv -d
> [ypserv (ypserv) 2.8]
> 
> Find securenet: 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
> ypserv.conf: dns: 0
> ypserv.conf: files: 30
> ypserv.conf: xfr_check_port: 1
> ypserv.conf: 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0:*:shadow.byname:2
> ypserv.conf: 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0:*:passwd.adjunct.byname:2
> 
> and then returns to #
> 
> and finally, to end all doubt:
> #/etc/rc.d/init.d/ypserv
> 
> no discernible result...
> 
> HELP! Anybody who has set up a master server, please set me straight.. 
> The only changes I made to set it up were:
> 1. I added netgrp to the all: rule in /var/yp/Makefile
> 2. I created the file /var/yp/securenets:
>    mynetmask mynetwork
> 
> where mynetmask and mynetwork represent quad notation of my configuration
> 
> 3. I added 2 lines to the /etc/passwd file:
>    +user1::::::
>    +user2::::::
> 
> where user1 and user2 represent users with id's above 500
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Will
> 
Did you :
-/usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m ?
-start the portmapperd service?
-then start the ypserv service?

M.