Fwd: Problems with NIS on RedHat Enterprise 5.3 system.

[Margaret Doll]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Margaret Doll <Margaret_Doll at brown.edu>
> Date: March 16, 2009 4:10:23 PM EDT
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list at redhat.com>
> Subject: Problems with NIS on RedHat Enterprise 5.3  system.
> Reply-To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list at redhat.com 
> >
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> 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.
>>
>> I changed the active contents of /etc/nsswitch.conf to
>>
>> 	# /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
>>
>>
>> I changed the active contents of /etc/yp.conf to
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> "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.

I changed /etc/nsswitch to
passwd:     compat
group:      compat

hosts:      nis files dns

services:   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
netgroup:   nis
bootparams: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
publickey:  nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
automount:  files
aliases:    nis [NOTFOUND=return] files

I restarted network and then  executed ypbind.  I still cannot log  
into the client using  one of the yp accounts on the server.   
Permission  denied.

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