Re: Re: Setting up NIS

[paolo pedaletti <paolop@matapp.unimib.it>]

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: 0
> [Welcome to ypbind-mt, version 1.7]
> 
> ping host 'bradley.west.mycompany.com', domain 'mycompany.com'
> ypbindproc_domain_2_svc (mycompany.com)
> trylock = success
> ping host 'bradley.west.mycompany.com', domain 'mycompany.com'
> Status: YPBIND_FAIL_VAL

I had (quite) the same problem.
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

HTH

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