[GLLUG] yppasswd:yppasswdd not running on NIS master host

[Melson, Paul]

OK, first, let's rule out that you can connect to yppasswdd on your NIS
server.  What's the output of `rpcinfo -u [NIS master] yppasswd`?  If
you see something like "program 100009 version 1 ready and waiting" then
it's probably working OK.

Next, check the client configuration.  Do you see all of the users in
the NIS passwd file if you run `ypcat passwd`?  Add a new user from the
NIS master and then try it again from the client to see if the new user
appears.  Beyond that, take a look at the /etc/nsswitch.conf file.
There should be a line in there that looks like this:

passwd:	files	nis

If it says "compat" or something else, then change it, restart ypbind on
the client and try again.  Also, if you find "compat" on the passwd:
line of your /etc/nsswitch.conf file, check the local /etc/passwd and
the passwd file on the NIS master for lines that start with '+'.  They
can cause problems, too, though it may be necessary if you've got older
clients (i.e. AIX 3).

Hope that helps!

PaulM

-----Original Message-----
From: Justino Madariaga [mailto:jmadaria@bournemouth.ac.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:14 AM
To: Melson, Paul
Cc: 'linux-user@egr.msu.edu'
Subject: RE: [GLLUG] yppasswd:yppasswdd not running on NIS master host


Paul
I got:
790 ?   S   0:04  ypserv
827 ?   S   0:00  ypbind
831 ?   S   0:00  ypbind
832 ?   S   0:00  ypbind
833 ?   S   0:00  ypbind
982 ?   S   0:00  rpc.yppasswdd           on the server
and
793  ?  S   0:00 ypbind
794 ?   S   0:00  ypbind
795 ?   S   0:00  ypbind
797 ?   S   0:00  ypbind                       on the client.

still no luck!!

> -----Original Message----- [Justino Madariaga]    
> From:	Melson, Paul [SMTP:PMelson@sequoianet.com]
> Sent:	18 September 2002 15:33
> To:	Justino Madariaga; linux-user@egr.msu.edu
> Subject:	RE: [GLLUG] yppasswd:yppasswdd not running on NIS master
> host
> 
> If you run `ps ax | grep yp` as root, what do you see?  Is
rpc.yppasswd
> running?  If not, that's the problem.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> PaulM
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justino Madariaga [mailto:jmadaria@bournemouth.ac.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 7:17 AM
> To: 'linux-user@egr.msu.edu'
> Subject: [GLLUG] yppasswd:yppasswdd not running on NIS master host
> 
> 
> Dear linux-users
> I have the following configuration:
> 1 Red Hat Version 7.2 running on a PII/266 PC
> 2 NIS and NFS (directories exported /home)
>  
> I want the users be able to change passwords from any of the nis
clients
> connected to 
> the NIS Server on a Local Area Network.
> 
> Whenever I want to change the user's password using the "yppasswd"
> command
> on a 
> client machine I get "yppasswd:yppasswdd not running on NIS master
> host". 
> If I run "yppasswd" on the master server, it allows me to change the
> user's
> passwords, 
> but then I have to update the NIS maps (make -C /var/yp and changes
take
> place) so 
> that the users are able to login on the client machines using the new
> password.
> All other command issued from the clients work:ypwhich, ypcat, ypcat 
> passwd.byname.
> 
> Any clues???
> 
> Justino Madariaga
> School of DEC
> Room P204b
> Ext 5257
> E-Mail  jmadaria@bournemouth.ac.uk
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