On Sat, 2001-12-01 at 14:14, James Spinti wrote:

Make sure the portmap daemon is running.


> I am trying to set up NIS on my home network.  When I run ypinit -m I get
> the following error messages:
> failed to send 'clear' to local ypserv: RPC: Program not registeredfailed to
> send 'clear' to local ypserv: RPC: Program not registeredyphelper: This
> program is for internal use from some
>           ypserv scripts and should never be called
>           from a terminal
> failed to send 'clear' to local ypserv: RPC: Program not registeredyphelper:
> This program is for internal use from some
>           ypserv scripts and should never be called
>           from a terminal
> failed to send 'clear' to local ypserv: RPC: Program not registeredfailed to
> send 'clear' to local ypserv: RPC: Program not registeredfailed to send
> 'clear' to local ypserv: RPC: Program not registeredfailed to send 'clear'
> to local ypserv: RPC: Program not registeredfailed to send 'clear' to local
> ypserv: RPC: Program not registeredfailed to send 'clear' to local ypserv:
> RPC: Program not registeredfailed to send 'clear' to local ypserv: RPC:
> Program not registeredfailed to send 'clear' to local ypserv: RPC: Program
> not registeredfailed to send 'clear' to local ypserv: RPC: Program not
> registeredmakedbm: Cannot open /var/yp/spinti/netgroup
> gmake[1]: *** [netgroup] Error 1
> make: *** [target] Error 2
> gawk: cmd. line:2: fatal: error reading input file `-': Input/output error
> 
> A little history on the machine might help:
> It began as a 486 running RedHat 5.2 and served as my PDC.  I upgraded samba
> for a while and then upgraded to RH 6.0.  I then changed the motherboard to
> a P166 and upgraded to 6.2.  I installed the following packages for NIS:
> 	yp-tools 2.4
> 	ypbind 1.7	is in /usr/sbin and in /etc/rc.d/init.d
> 	ypserv 1.3.9	is in /usr/sbin and in /etc/rc.d/init.d
> 	make 3.78 (never had it in the original install)
> 
> The machine only has 16 MB or RAM, so I cannot install RH 7.x.
> 
> I attached the print out from the ypinit -m command
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> James Spinti
> jspinti at dartdist.com
> 952-368-3278 x396
> fax 952-368-3255
> ----
> 

> 
> At this point, we have to construct a list of the hosts which will run NIS
> servers.  486.spinti is in the list of NIS server hosts.  Please continue to add
> the names for the other hosts, one per line.  When you are done with the
> list, type a <control D>.
> 	next host to add:  486.spinti
> 	next host to add:  
> The current list of NIS servers looks like this:
> 
> 486.spinti
> 
> Is this correct?  [y/n: y]  We need some  minutes to build the databases...
> Building /var/yp/spinti/ypservers...
> Running /var/yp/Makefile...
> gmake[1]: Entering directory `/var/yp/spinti'
> Updating passwd.byname...
> Updating passwd.byuid...
> Updating group.byname...
> Updating group.bygid...
> Updating hosts.byname...
> Updating hosts.byaddr...
> Updating rpc.byname...
> Updating rpc.bynumber...
> Updating services.byname...
> Updating netid.byname...
> Updating protocols.bynumber...
> Updating protocols.byname...
> Updating netgroup...
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/var/yp/spinti'
> Error running Makefile.
> Please try it by hand.
> 
> 486.spinti has been set up as a NIS master server.
> 
> Now you can run ypinit -s 486.spinti on all slave server.
-- 
Ben Lutgens		
System Administrator
Sistina Software Inc.	

"If you love someone, set them free. If they come home, set them on
fire."
	- George Carlin
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