Just checking, > ldapsearch -D "uid=proxyagent,ou=profile,dc=foo,dc=com"... > # proxyagent, profile, foo.com > dn: cn=proxyagent,ou=profile,dc=foo,dc=com > objectClass: top > objectClass: person > sn: proxyagent > cn: proxyagent uid=proxyagent, does not match cn=proxyagent. no password field? > dn: nisdomain=composers.foo.com,dc=foo,dc=com > nisDomain: composers.foo.com > objectClass: top > objectClass: nisdomainobject I would expect: dn: dc=foo,dc=com nisDomain: composers.foo.com objectClass: top objectClass: nisDomainObject >defaultServerList: cnyitlin02.composers.foo.com replace the hostname with the ipnumber of the server.