nis problem

Marcel Kunath kunathma@pilot.msu.edu
Sat, 22 Sep 2001 19:13:12 -0400 (EDT)


Why didn't anybody say I was being an idiot and had ports in front of my nose?
I guess I learned my lesson. Had to go into /etc/init.d/ypserv script and add
port statically.

duh.

mk
>
> solved this one. now just the firewall is in the way. I got port 111 portmap
> open but it's not enough. what other port is used by nis?
>
> mk
> > > 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
> >
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>
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