Are the NIS client and server on the same broadcast domain? If not then you need to explicitly list the server in the client's config. On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Philip Mores wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Cameron Simpson [mailto:cs@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 6:55 AM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: NIS error > > > On 16:48 12 Nov 2003, Philip Mores <philip.mores@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > | I setup NIS server, the only NIS server. When I tried connecting the > | workstation, this error occurred during startup of the workstation: > | Listening for an NIS domain server ..... [FAILED]. I logged to the > | workstation as root and tried restarting the ypbind service but this error > | appeared: ypbind failed. The error was: Binding to the NIS domain: [OK] > | Listening for an NIS domain server [FAILED]. > > Are the client and server on the same subnet? Listening mode is done with > broadcasts, which require the server to be on the same net. Alternatively > you can specify a particular server when you set it up. The Other > possibility is that you have mistyped the NIS domain name. > > Client and server are on the same subnet. I check the NIS domain name for > the server and client, same NIS domain name used. Under the client, i can > ping the NIS server. When i execute ypwhich (on server and client), this > error occurred, "Can't communicate with ypbind". When I execute ypbind, it > fails. > > I'm using Redhat 9 for the server and client, and I'm also using the default > yp-tools, ypserv, ypbind & yppasswd of Redhat 9. > > Need help, > Philip > > > Cheers, > -- Matthew Galgoci "If you were a woman I'd kiss you right now." System Administrator Red Hat, Inc 919.754.3700 x44155 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
