Solaris

Hey All!

Today I am getting an error with my NIS client

From what I understand, my server is running properly...

on my client side..

online 2:01:12 svc:/network/nis/client:default

# ps -ef |grep ypbind
root 2745 1 0 02:01:12 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypbind -broadcast

ypwhich works

but ypcat hosts does not

# ypcat hosts
RPC failure on yp operation

my nsswitch.conf is the default nsswitch.nis template

my /etc/hosts has both master and client server

I have the correct domainname (I also put it in /etc/defaultdomain)

Routing Table: IPv4
Destination Gateway Flags Ref Use Interface
-------------------- -------------------- ----- ----- ---------- ---------
default 192.168.2.1 UG 1 0
192.168.2.0 192.168.2.60 U 1 3 e1000g0
224.0.0.0 192.168.2.60 U 1 0 e1000g0
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 1 1602 lo0

that is my client IP, do I need to add my master server in here?

again, I am getting RPC failure on yp operation

I've spent my entire night trying to figure this out... if anyone has any ideas or needs more info I am glad to help

Anyone have any ideas?

What does RPC failure on yp operation mean?

what other areas can I check?

Any troubleshooting I can do with my NIS client/server config?

I can do all NIS commands on my server, and ypwhich on my client

I will be making another thread and will be posting everything from my configuration (from both my server and client) if I can't figure this out tonight

The web page here says:
RPC is "Remote Procedure Call" so the implication is that the client is having problems contacting the NIS master. So can your client resolve the NIS master's IP address to its name and vice versa?

Hi Tony,

I saw that very same disclaimer on docs.sun.com as well but I have my nsswitch.conf set as nsswitch.nis

and yes, in my /etc/hosts I have the master IP/hostname

I can ping master <-- that is the short name and ping it's corresponding IP and vice versa

I can perform ypwhich on my client so I am able to query the master NIS

is there any specific config files you want to see that may be of help?

I've setup NIS 2 times now and get that RPC failure on yp operation on the NIS client...


Tonight I will double-check to see if the correct smf are enabled on my server (nis/client nis/server nis/update nis/passwd nis/xfr)

on my client I only have the nis/client enabled

It s quite a while since I have worked on a NIS system but:

1. Does a:

Code:

$ ypcat hosts

work on the NIS master and NIS slave servers?

2. Is the client in the hosts file on the master (/etc/inet/hosts and hosts wherever you copied passwd, group and hosts to when setting up the NIS master)?

ypcat hosts works on my master

but does not work on my client

and my client is in the my hosts files both local and in my NIS directory specified by the Makefile

I was talking to a co-worker and they were telling me that the ypwhich command does not mean that I have connectivity with my master server, yet my master server can do all NIS commands.

I want to continue my learning, but this problem is holding me back :P

Any more thoughts Tony? I'll have some more time this weekend so I will post all the config information I can possible