[WBEL-users] trouble with nis server

[Will Senn]

Michiel van Es wrote:

>
>
> 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.
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Michael,

yep, no go - same result

Will