[WBEL-users] NIS Server Problem

[Michiel van Es]

Will Senn wrote:
> All,
> 
> Does anyone have ypserv running in their whitebox environment? If so, in 
> a nutshell, what did it take to get it working? When I run ypserv it 
> doesn't start and doesn't display any errors. I only modified a couple 
> of files and I double/triple checked the changes and even backed out the 
> non-critical changes. I was using standard login and a local 
> resolving/cacheing dns for name lookups before I embarked on this odyssee.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
Yes I do..configured /etc/yp.conf , touched and configured an 
/var/lib/yp/securenets file, did an /usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m
started portmap,ypbind and then as last the ypserv.
Try this page..I had the exact problem like you..when following the 
steps on this page you will find that ypserv will start up correctly:
http://bradthemad.ath.cx/tech/notes/redhat_nis_setup.php

M.