UPDATE - More Info -- YP Headaches

[Rick Stevens]

Waldher, Travis R wrote:
>  > -----Original Message-----
> 
>>From: Waldher, Travis R 
>>Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 9:00 AM
>>To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
>>Subject: YP Headaches
>>Importance: High
>>
>>
>>When I try to change my NIS password:
>>
>>[trw3016 at rpdsppc3 trw3016]$ yppasswd -p
>>yppasswd: yppasswdd not running on NIS master host ("~hostname~").
>>
>>On the NIS Server there is this:
>>
>>   program vers proto   port
>>    100000    2   tcp    111  portmapper
>>    100000    2   udp    111  portmapper
>>    100024    1   udp  32768  status
>>    100024    1   tcp  32768  status
>>    100004    2   udp    797  ypserv
>>    100004    1   udp    797  ypserv
>>    100004    2   tcp    800  ypserv
>>    100004    1   tcp    800  ypserv
>> 600100069    1   udp    806  fypxfrd
>> 600100069    1   tcp    808  fypxfrd
>>    100021    1   udp  32795  nlockmgr
>>    100021    3   udp  32795  nlockmgr
>>    100021    4   udp  32795  nlockmgr
>>    100021    1   tcp  32903  nlockmgr
>>    100021    3   tcp  32903  nlockmgr
>>    100021    4   tcp  32903  nlockmgr
>>    100011    1   udp    951  rquotad
>>    100011    2   udp    951  rquotad
>>    100011    1   tcp    970  rquotad
>>    100011    2   tcp    970  rquotad
>>    100003    2   udp   2049  nfs
>>    100003    3   udp   2049  nfs
>>    100003    2   tcp   2049  nfs
>>    100003    3   tcp   2049  nfs
>>    100005    1   udp    973  mountd
>>    100005    1   tcp    989  mountd
>>    100005    2   udp    973  mountd
>>    100005    2   tcp    989  mountd
>>    100005    3   udp    973  mountd
>>    100005    3   tcp    989  mountd
>>    100007    2   udp    866  ypbind
>>    100007    1   udp    866  ypbind
>>    100007    2   tcp    869  ypbind
>>    100007    1   tcp    869  ypbind
>>    100009    1   udp    935  yppasswdd
>>    391002    2   tcp  32990  sgi_fam
>>
>>And:
>>
>>[root at rpdssvr yp]# ps -ef |grep yppass
>>root      3726     1  0 08:46 ?        00:00:00 rpc.yppasswdd
>>root      4506  3421  0 08:59 pts/1    00:00:00 grep yppass
> 
> 
> Ok let's add to the weirdness.  My NIS Master has two NIC's.
> 
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:8B:8F:A9:30
>           inet addr:136.203.75.118  Bcast:136.203.75.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
> eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:04:76:F5:6C:FF
>           inet addr:192.168.0.200  Bcast:192.168.0.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
> 
> On my 192 client (referencing subnet #) I get this error running
> yppasswd:
> 
> [username at 192client username]$ yppasswd
> yppasswd: yppasswdd not running on NIS master host
> ("rpdssvr.ca.boeing.com").
> 
> If I attempt to telnet to the port indicated in the earlier message:
> 
> On my 136 client, yppasswd works.
> 
> [username at 136client username]$ yppasswd
> Changing NIS account information for trw3016 on rpdssvr.ca.boeing.com.
> Please enter old password:
> Sorry.
> 
> Any ideas?  I'm REALLY confused now.

Have you checked your firewall configuration on the master server?  It
looks like you have some things blocked there.
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