nis problem

Marcel Kunath kunathma@pilot.msu.edu
Fri, 21 Sep 2001 19:27:52 -0400 (EDT)


Updating services.byname...
Updating services.byservicename...
Updating netid.byname...
gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/var/yp/nis.mydomain.com'

# /etc/init.d/ypserv start
Starting ypserv            .......done

# rpcinfo -p
   program vers proto   port
    100000    2   tcp    111  portmapper
    100000    2   udp    111  portmapper
    100004    2   udp    821  ypserv
    100004    1   udp    821  ypserv
    100004    2   tcp    824  ypserv
    100004    1   tcp    824  ypserv
    100009    1   udp    996  yppasswdd


# rpcinfo -u localhost ypserv
program 100004 version 1 ready and waiting
program 100004 version 2 ready and waiting

# domainname
nis.mydomain.com

# yppasswd
yppasswd: can't find the master ypserver: Can't bind to server which serves
this domain


I'd love to hear where I made a mistake.

mk