UPDATE - More Info -- YP Headaches

[Waldher, Travis R]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Stevens [mailto:rstevens at vitalstream.com] 
> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 9:59 AM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: Re: UPDATE - More Info -- YP Headaches
> 
> 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.

Just checked:

[root at rpdssvr etc]# service iptables status
Firewall is stopped.