Solaris

This is my master server

# hostname
master

#domainname
domain.com

# cat /etc/hosts

#
# Internet host table
#
::1 localhost
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.2.55 master loghost
192.168.2.60 client

# ping client
client is alive
# ping 192.168.2.60
192.168.2.60 is alive

# svcs -a | grep nis
disabled 21:45:18 svc:/network/rpc/nisplus:default
disabled 21:45:19 svc:/system/patch-finish:delete
online 21:45:53 svc:/network/nis/update:default
online 21:45:56 svc:/network/nis/server:default
online 21:45:56 svc:/network/nis/xfr:default
online 21:45:56 svc:/network/nis/passwd:default
online 21:46:00 svc:/network/nis/client:default

# rpcinfo -p localhost
program vers proto port service
100000 4 tcp 111 rpcbind
100000 3 tcp 111 rpcbind
100000 2 tcp 111 rpcbind
100000 4 udp 111 rpcbind
100000 3 udp 111 rpcbind
100000 2 udp 111 rpcbind
100028 1 tcp 32771 ypupdated
100028 1 udp 32772 ypupdated
100069 1 udp 32773
100069 1 tcp 32774
100004 2 udp 1023 ypserv
100004 1 udp 1023 ypserv
100004 1 tcp 1017 ypserv
100004 2 tcp 32775 ypserv
1073741824 2 udp 32774
100009 1 udp 1022 yppasswdd
100007 3 udp 32781 ypbind
100007 2 udp 32781 ypbind
100007 1 udp 32781 ypbind
100007 3 tcp 32776 ypbind
100007 2 tcp 32776 ypbind
100007 1 tcp 32776 ypbind

# cat /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
# Use is subject to license terms.
#
# ident "@(#)nsswitch.files 1.14 06/05/03 SMI"

#
# /etc/nsswitch.files:
#
# An example file that could be copied over to /etc/nsswitch.conf; it
# does not use any naming service.
#
# "hosts:" and "services:" in this file are used only if the
# /etc/netconfig file has a "-" for nametoaddr_libs of "inet" transports.

passwd: files
group: files
hosts: files dns
ipnodes: files
networks: files
protocols: files
rpc: files
ethers: files
netmasks: files
bootparams: files
publickey: files
# At present there isn't a 'files' backend for netgroup; the system will
# figure it out pretty quickly, and won't use netgroups at all.
netgroup: files
automount: files
aliases: files
services: files
printers: user files

auth_attr: files
prof_attr: files
project: files

tnrhtp: files
tnrhdb: files

This is my client setup

# cat /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# /etc/nsswitch.nis:
#
# An example file that could be copied over to /etc/nsswitch.conf; it
# uses NIS (YP) in conjunction with files.
#
# "hosts:" and "services:" in this file are used only if the
# /etc/netconfig file has a "-" for nametoaddr_libs of "inet" transports.

# NIS service requires that svc:/network/nis/client:default be enabled
# and online.

# the following two lines obviate the "+" entry in /etc/passwd and /etc/group.
passwd: files nis
group: files nis

# consult /etc "files" only if nis is down.
hosts: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files

# Note that IPv4 addresses are searched for in all of the ipnodes databases
# before searching the hosts databases.
ipnodes: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files

networks: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
protocols: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
rpc: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
ethers: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
netmasks: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
bootparams: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
publickey: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files

netgroup: nis

automount: files nis
aliases: files nis

# for efficient getservbyname() avoid nis
services: files nis
printers: user files nis

auth_attr: files nis
prof_attr: files nis
project: files nis

# cat /etc/hosts
#
# Internet host table
#
::1 localhost
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.2.60 client loghost
192.168.2.55 master

# hostname
client
# ping 192.168.2.55
192.168.2.55 is alive
# ping master
master is alive

######################

I did notice one problem that someone could help me out with

# pwd
/var/yp/binding/domain.com
# ls
ypservers
#

# cat ypservers
master

now when I run ypstart with an entry in the ypservers file

I get this error when I try ypwhich on the client

# ypwhich
Domain domain.com not bound on client.

BUT, if I move the ypservers file and run ypstart (ypbind will be started with the -broadcast option) and my ypwhich will work on the client

# ls
ypservers
# mv ypservers ypservers.bak
# pwd
/var/yp/binding/domain.com

# ypstart
starting NIS (YP server) services: ypbind done.
# ypwhich
master


# svcs -a | grep nis
disabled 22:00:11 svc:/network/rpc/nisplus:default
disabled 22:00:11 svc:/network/nis/server:default
disabled 22:00:12 svc:/system/patch-finish:delete
disabled 22:00:15 svc:/network/nis/passwd:default
disabled 22:00:15 svc:/network/nis/update:default
disabled 22:00:15 svc:/network/nis/xfr:default
online 22:11:04 svc:/network/nis/client:default

# rpcinfo -p localhost
program vers proto port service
100000 4 tcp 111 rpcbind
100000 3 tcp 111 rpcbind
100000 2 tcp 111 rpcbind
100000 4 udp 111 rpcbind
100000 3 udp 111 rpcbind
100000 2 udp 111 rpcbind
100007 3 udp 32875 ypbind
100007 2 udp 32875 ypbind
100007 1 udp 32875 ypbind
100007 3 tcp 32843 ypbind
100007 2 tcp 32843 ypbind
100007 1 tcp 32843 ypbind



Anyone have an idea? I can get more information if anyone needs it to help diagnose my problem... Thanks for the replies so far! I feel maybe I can get this figured out with your help!

I couldn't get much out of this, but I thought I'd post the truss ypcat hosts command for anyone that could understand this

# truss ypcat hosts
execve("/usr/bin/ypcat", 0x08047E44, 0x08047E50) argc = 2
resolvepath("/usr/lib/ld.so.1", "/lib/ld.so.1", 1023) = 12
mmap(0x00000000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANON, -1, 0) = 0xFEFF0000
resolvepath("/usr/bin/ypcat", "/usr/bin/ypcat", 1023) = 14
sysconfig(_CONFIG_PAGESIZE) = 4096
xstat(2, "/usr/bin/ypcat", 0x08047C28) = 0
open("/var/ld/ld.config", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT
xstat(2, "/lib/libnsl.so.1", 0x08047458) = 0
resolvepath("/lib/libnsl.so.1", "/lib/libnsl.so.1", 1023) = 16
open("/lib/libnsl.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
mmap(0x00010000, 32768, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ALIGN, 3, 0) = 0xFEFB0000
mmap(0x00010000, 647168, PROT_NONE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_NORESERVE|MAP_ANON|MAP_ALIGN, -1, 0) = 0xFEF10000
mmap(0xFEF10000, 525049, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_TEXT, 3, 0) = 0xFEF10000
mmap(0xFEFA1000, 19869, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_INITDATA, 3, 528384) = 0xFEFA1000
mmap(0xFEFA6000, 30032, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANON, -1, 0) = 0xFEFA6000
munmap(0xFEF91000, 65536) = 0
memcntl(0xFEF10000, 57812, MC_ADVISE, MADV_WILLNEED, 0, 0) = 0
close(3) = 0
xstat(2, "/lib/libc.so.1", 0x08047458) = 0
resolvepath("/lib/libc.so.1", "/lib/libc.so.1", 1023) = 14
open("/lib/libc.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
mmap(0xFEFB0000, 32768, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 3, 0) = 0xFEFB0000
mmap(0x00010000, 1204224, PROT_NONE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_NORESERVE|MAP_ANON|MAP_ALIGN, -1, 0) = 0xFEDE0000
mmap(0xFEDE0000, 1095677, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_TEXT, 3, 0) = 0xFEDE0000
mmap(0xFEEFC000, 30375, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_INITDATA, 3, 1097728) = 0xFEEFC000
mmap(0xFEF04000, 4432, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANON, -1, 0) = 0xFEF04000
munmap(0xFEEEC000, 65536) = 0
memcntl(0xFEDE0000, 123776, MC_ADVISE, MADV_WILLNEED, 0, 0) = 0
close(3) = 0
mmap(0x00010000, 24576, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANON|MAP_ALIGN, -1, 0) = 0xFEEF0000
munmap(0xFEFB0000, 32768) = 0
getcontext(0x080479E0)
getrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, 0x080479D8) = 0
getpid() = 1572 [1571]
lwp_private(0, 1, 0xFEEF2A00) = 0x000001C3
setustack(0xFEEF2A60)
sigfillset(0xFEF03E90) = 0
sysi86(SI86FPSTART, 0xFEF04800, 0x0000133F, 0x00001F80) = 0x00000001
sysinfo(SI_SRPC_DOMAIN, "atkinson.com", 256) = 13
open("/var/yp/nicknames", O_RDONLY) = 3
fstat64(3, 0x08047C40) = 0
brk(0x08063060) = 0
brk(0x08067060) = 0
fstat64(3, 0x08047B80) = 0
ioctl(3, TCGETA, 0x08047C14) Err#25 ENOTTY
read(3, " p a s s w d p a s s w".., 8192) = 226
sysconfig(_CONFIG_PAGESIZE) = 4096
llseek(3, 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFF89, SEEK_CUR) = 107
close(3) = 0
getpid() = 1572 [1571]
open("/var/yp/binding/atkinson.com/cache_binding", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3
fcntl(3, F_DUPFD, 0x00000100) Err#22 EINVAL
fcntl(3, F_GETLK, 0x080476A8) = 0
read(3, "\0\0\001\0\0\001\0\0\001".., 1024) = 132
close(3) = 0
open("/dev/udp", O_RDWR) = 3
ioctl(3, I_FIND, "timod") = 0
ioctl(3, I_PUSH, "timod") = 0
schedctl() = 0xFEFF7000
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(3, I_STR, 0x08047670) = 0
fxstat(2, 3, 0x08047610) = 0
brk(0x08067060) = 0
brk(0x08069060) = 0
ioctl(3, I_STR, 0x08047670) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(3, I_FLUSH, FLUSHRW) = 0
sigaction(SIGSYS, 0x08047670, 0x080476F0) = 0
is_system_labeled() = 0
sigaction(SIGSYS, 0x08047670, 0x080476F0) = 0
fxstat(2, 3, 0x08047660) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(3, I_STR, 0x08047700) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
brk(0x08069060) = 0
brk(0x0806F060) = 0
fxstat(2, 3, 0x08047600) = 0
ioctl(3, I_STR, 0x08047690) = 0
fxstat(2, 3, 0x08047500) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(3, I_STR, 0x080475A0) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
brk(0x0806F060) = 0
brk(0x08073060) = 0
getpid() = 1572 [1571]
fxstat(2, 3, 0x080475B0) = 0
ioctl(3, I_STR, 0x080476C0) = 0
brk(0x08073060) = 0
brk(0x08075060) = 0
fxstat(2, 3, 0x080477A0) = 0
fcntl(3, F_SETFD, 0x00000001) = 0
open("/dev/udp", O_RDWR) = 4
ioctl(4, I_FIND, "timod") = 0
ioctl(4, I_PUSH, "timod") = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(4, I_STR, 0x08047700) = 0
fxstat(2, 4, 0x080476A0) = 0
brk(0x08075060) = 0
brk(0x08077060) = 0
brk(0x08077060) = 0
brk(0x08079060) = 0
ioctl(4, I_STR, 0x08047700) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(4, I_FLUSH, FLUSHRW) = 0
getuid() = 0 [0]
fxstat(2, 4, 0x08047620) = 0
fxstat(2, 4, 0x08047600) = 0
ioctl(4, I_STR, 0x08047690) = 0
fxstat(2, 4, 0x080475B0) = 0
ioctl(4, I_STR, 0x080476C0) = 0
fxstat(2, 4, 0x080475D0) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(4, I_STR, 0x08047670) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
fxstat(2, 4, 0x080475C0) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(4, I_STR, 0x08047660) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
fxstat(2, 4, 0x080475D0) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(4, I_STR, 0x08047670) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
fxstat(2, 4, 0x080476E0) = 0
fxstat(2, 4, 0x080476C0) = 0
ioctl(4, I_STR, 0x08047760) = 0
fxstat(2, 4, 0x08047620) = 0
ioctl(4, I_STR, 0x080476B0) = 0
fxstat(2, 4, 0x08047520) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(4, I_STR, 0x080475C0) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
brk(0x08079060) = 0
brk(0x0807D060) = 0
getpid() = 1572 [1571]
fxstat(2, 4, 0x080475D0) = 0
ioctl(4, I_STR, 0x080476E0) = 0
brk(0x0807D060) = 0
brk(0x0807F060) = 0
fxstat(2, 4, 0x080477C0) = 0
getuid() = 0 [0]
getpid() = 1572 [1571]
open("/proc/1572/psinfo", O_RDONLY) = 5
read(5, "\0\0\00201\0\0\0 $06\0\0".., 336) = 336
close(5) = 0
mmap(0x00010000, 65536, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANON|MAP_ALIGN, -1, 0) = 0xFEFB0000
getuid() = 0 [0]
getuid() = 0 [0]
open64("/var/run/name_service_door", O_RDONLY) = 5
fcntl(5, F_SETFD, 0x00000001) = 0
door_info(5, 0xFEEFD45C) = 0
door_call(5, 0x08047618) = 0
brk(0x0807F060) = 0
brk(0x08081060) = 0
mmap(0x00010000, 65536, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANON|MAP_ALIGN, -1, 0) = 0xFEDC0000
getuid() = 0 [0]
getuid() = 0 [0]
door_info(5, 0x080475C0) = 0
door_call(5, 0x08047618) = 0
brk(0x08081060) = 0
brk(0x08083060) = 0
open("/etc/netconfig", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 6
fcntl(6, F_DUPFD, 0x00000100) Err#22 EINVAL
read(6, " # p r a g m a i d e n".., 1024) = 1024
read(6, " t s t p i _ c".., 1024) = 215
read(6, 0x0807E0D8, 1024) = 0
lseek(6, 0, SEEK_SET) = 0
read(6, " # p r a g m a i d e n".., 1024) = 1024
read(6, " t s t p i _ c".., 1024) = 215
read(6, 0x0807E0D8, 1024) = 0
close(6) = 0
open("/dev/udp", O_RDONLY) = 6
ioctl(6, SIOCGLIFNUM, 0x0804782C) = 0
close(6) = 0
open("/dev/tcp", O_RDWR) = 6
ioctl(6, I_FIND, "timod") = 0
ioctl(6, I_PUSH, "timod") = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(6, I_STR, 0x08047710) = 0
fxstat(2, 6, 0x080476B0) = 0
ioctl(6, I_STR, 0x08047710) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(6, I_FLUSH, FLUSHRW) = 0
getuid() = 0 [0]
fxstat(2, 6, 0x08047630) = 0
fxstat(2, 6, 0x08047610) = 0
ioctl(6, I_STR, 0x080476A0) = 0
fxstat(2, 6, 0x080475C0) = 0
ioctl(6, I_STR, 0x080476D0) = 0
fxstat(2, 6, 0x080475E0) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(6, I_STR, 0x08047680) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
fxstat(2, 6, 0x080475D0) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(6, I_STR, 0x08047670) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
fxstat(2, 6, 0x080475E0) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(6, I_STR, 0x08047680) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
fxstat(2, 6, 0x08047700) = 0
ioctl(6, I_STR, 0x08047810) = 0
open("/dev/udp", O_RDONLY) = 7
ioctl(7, SIOCGLIFNUM, 0x08047740) = 0
close(7) = 0
getuid() = 0 [0]
getuid() = 0 [0]
door_info(5, 0x08047430) = 0
door_call(5, 0x08047488) = 0
open("/etc/default/nss", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 7
fcntl(7, F_DUPFD, 0x00000100) Err#22 EINVAL
read(7, " # i d e n t\t " @ ( #".., 1024) = 1024
read(7, " y t h o s e\n # f u n".., 1024) = 211
read(7, 0x080814A0, 1024) = 0
close(7) = 0
brk(0x08083060) = 0
brk(0x08085060) = 0
open("/dev/udp", O_RDWR) = 7
ioctl(7, I_FIND, "timod") = 0
ioctl(7, I_PUSH, "timod") = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(7, I_STR, 0x080475A0) = 0
fxstat(2, 7, 0x08047540) = 0
ioctl(7, I_STR, 0x080475A0) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(7, I_FLUSH, FLUSHRW) = 0
fxstat(2, 7, 0x08047590) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(7, I_STR, 0x08047630) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
fxstat(2, 7, 0x08047530) = 0
ioctl(7, I_STR, 0x080475C0) = 0
fxstat(2, 7, 0x08047430) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
ioctl(7, I_STR, 0x080474D0) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
brk(0x08085060) = 0
brk(0x080A5060) = 0
getpid() = 1572 [1571]
fxstat(2, 7, 0x080474E0) = 0
ioctl(7, I_STR, 0x080475F0) = 0
brk(0x080A5060) = 0
brk(0x080A7060) = 0
time() = 1238215043
fxstat(2, 7, 0x08047570) = 0
putmsg(7, 0x0804764C, 0x080476F4, 0) = 0
pollsys(0x080832FC, 1, 0x08047678, 0x00000000) = 1
fxstat(2, 7, 0x08047560) = 0
getmsg(7, 0x0804763C, 0x0807E1B8, 0x0804765C) = 0
fxstat(2, 7, 0x08047660) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
close(7) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
fxstat(2, 6, 0x08047740) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
close(6) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
getpid() = 1572 [1571]
open("/proc/1572/psinfo", O_RDONLY) = 6
read(6, "\0\0\00201\0\0\0 $06\0\0".., 336) = 336
close(6) = 0
fxstat(2, -1, 0x08046C68) Err#9 EBADF
open("/dev/conslog", O_WRONLY) = 6
fcntl(6, F_SETFD, 0x00000001) = 0
fxstat(2, 6, 0x08046C68) = 0
fxstat(2, 6, 0x08046E88) = 0
time() = 1238215043
open("/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern", O_RDONLY) = 7
fstat64(7, 0x08046B90) = 0
mmap(0x00010000, 65536, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANON|MAP_ALIGN, -1, 0) = 0xFEDA0000
read(7, " T Z i f\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0".., 1252) = 1252
close(7) = 0
getpid() = 1572 [1571]
putmsg(6, 0x08047848, 0x08047854, 0) = 0
open("/var/run/syslog_door", O_RDONLY) = 7
door_info(7, 0x08046CA0) = 0
getpid() = 1572 [1571]
door_call(7, 0x08046CD8) = 0
close(7) = 0
fxstat(2, 4, 0x08047820) = 0
fxstat(2, 4, 0x08047780) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0xFFBFFEFF, 0x0000FFF7) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
close(4) = 0
lwp_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) = 0xFFBFFEFF [0x0000FFFF]
fstat64(2, 0x080470D0) = 0
RPC failure on yp operationwrite(2, " R P C f a i l u r e ".., 27) = 27

write(2, "\n", 1) = 1
_exit(1)

Can any NIS client ypcat hosts, passwd or group? If not then master is suspect.

If only the one NIS client cannot ypcat passwd or group then I suggest going through the setting up of the NIS client from scratch.

Either way this will help: 5.Setting Up and Configuring NIS Service (System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)) - Sun Microsystems

I'm only running 1 master and 1 client

and I had actually used that very guide from docs.sun :P

did you see anything different from my config?

I will try and setup my master again... maybe that is the issue?..

UPDATE:

After working with a friend, we were able to find the problem!!

Now supposedly this is supposed to be setup when I setup using ypinit... but in my case (this happened 3 times! did not default for me)

there is a value from the network/rpc/bind SMF

if you run

svcprop network/rpc/bind | grep local on the NIS master

you will get an output like so:


# svcprop network/rpc/bind | grep local
config/local_only boolean true

if this is set to true, remote connections cannot query rpcbind

# svccfg -s svc:/network/rpc/bind

svc:/network/rpc/bind> listprop config/local_only
config/local_only boolean true <-- we want to change this to false

svc:/network/rpc/bind> setprop config/local_only=false
svc:/network/rpc/bind> listprop config/local_only
config/local_only boolean false <-- now it's setup as false

svc:/network/rpc/bind> end
# svcadm refresh /network/rpc/bind


reset the NIS client and voila! RPC failure on yp operation fixed!!!

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HELP (Tony, thanks again!)