I'm trying to set a host to use NIS. I've instlled ypbind and yp-tools. edited /etc/yp.conf:
domain mydomain.local server hostname
then edited: /etc/sysconfig/network and added:
NISDOMAIN="mydomain.local"
Then added the NIS server to the client's /etc/hosts file.
then i ran #domainname mydomain.local.com and #ypdomainname mydomain.local
and edited /etc/nsswitch.conf:
passwd: files nis
shadow: files nis
group: files nis
#hosts: db files nisplus nis dns
hosts: files nis dns
Then i've started the ypbind service and set chkconfig on it to on. For some reason, while starting the ypbind service i get this error:
Binding NIS service: ...... [FAILED]
If I ping mydomain.local i get a resolve and response. When i su to my username i get the following error:
[root@itai-test ~]# su itaig
YPBINDPROC_DOMAIN: Domain not bound
[itaig@itai-test root]$
This is from /var/log/messages:
Jun 23 16:16:29 itai-test ypbind: NIS server for domain mydomain.local is not responding.
all though i know the NIS server serves IP to many other servers successfully. Firewall is not running and iptables is disabled on the NIS client. I've triple-checked all configuration files and i can't find what's wrong, maybe you'll be able to assist.
