Re: NIS Server and Clients
See comment below.
On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira wrote:
> Hi Debian users,
> I'm trying to setup a NIS server with some clients.
> I'm following the steps of /usr/doc/nis/nis.debian.howto.gz.
> I begun with the server.
> At step 3.6: Setup the server by typing "/usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m"
> The following error occurs and I suspect that I will not be able to use NIS clients then:
> HOST132:/etc# /usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m
>
> At this point, we have to construct a list of the hosts which will run NIS servers. HOST132 is in the list of NIS server hosts. Please continue to add the names for the other hosts, one per line. When you are done with the list, type a <control D>.
> next host to add: HOST132
> next host to add:
> The current list of NIS servers looks like this:
>
> HOST132
>
> Is this correct? [y/n: y]
> We need some minutes to build the databases...
> Building /var/yp/fgv.br/ypservers...
> Running /var/yp/Makefile...
I had the same problem. Seems to be a bug in ypinit. If you
go to /var/yp and run make (with the server running), the
Makefile works.
> /bin/sh: 1: command not found
> make[1]: Entering directory `/var/yp/fgv.br'
> make[1]: `ypservers' is up to date.
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/yp/fgv.br'
> make[1]: Entering directory `/var/yp/fgv.br'
> Updating passwd.byname...
> /bin/sh: 1: command not found
> Updating passwd.byuid...
> /bin/sh: 1: command not found
> Updating group.byname...
> /bin/sh: 1: command not found
> Updating group.bygid...
> make[1]: *** [group.bygid] Interrupt
> make: *** [target] Interrupt
>
> Comand not found.
> What I did wrong?
> have a nice day, Paulo Henrique
>
>
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