Problems with NIS on RedHat Enterprise 5.3 system.

[Margaret Doll]

I need documentation  on NIS client for an RH Enterprise 5.3 system.
Also  please send any suggestions as to what we have  misconfigured on  
our client.

We have a 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5xen system on which we are trying to  
configure NIS  client software.
Our NIS server is a Solaris system running  SunOS 5.8.
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> I changed the active contents of /etc/nsswitch.conf to
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> 	# /etc/nsswitch.conf
> 	passwd: files nis
> 	shadow: files nis
> 	group: files nis
> 	hosts: files nisplus nis dns
> 	bootparams: nis files
> 	services: files networks:
> 	 files protocols: files
> 	rpc: files
> 	ethers: files
> 	netmasks: files
> 	netgroup: nisplus
> 	bootparams: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
> 	publickey: nisplus
> 	automount: files
> 	aliases: files nisplus
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> I changed the active contents of /etc/yp.conf to
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> ypserver ourserversname
> domain ourdomainname

/etc/sysconfig/network contains

NETWORKING_IPV6=no
HOSTNAME=client.dept.brown.edu
NETWORKING=yes
GATEWAY=128.148.nnn.1
NISDOMAIN=ourdomainname
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> "ypbind" works.  However when it is running the network seems slower.
> "ypcat -k passwd" works, but I can't log into the client system with  
> my account which is on the server.


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