ypbind on fc9 failed

[beeloo]

Hi guys,

I installed fc9 and I can't join to the NIS because ypbind failed...any suggestion?

[root@fc9 init.d]# ./ypbind start
Starting NIS service: [ OK ]
Binding NIS service: ............ [FAILED]
Shutting down NIS service: [ OK ]
[root@fc9 init.d]# setup
Starting NIS service: [ OK ]
Binding NIS service: ............ [FAILED]
Shutting down NIS service: [ OK ]

Thanks

[hyperspace]

Originally Posted by beeloo

Hi guys,

I installed fc9 and I can't join to the NIS because ypbind failed...any suggestion?

[root@fc9 init.d]# ./ypbind start
Starting NIS service: [ OK ]
Binding NIS service: ............ [FAILED]
Shutting down NIS service: [ OK ]
[root@fc9 init.d]# setup
Starting NIS service: [ OK ]
Binding NIS service: ............ [FAILED]
Shutting down NIS service: [ OK ]

Thanks

Someone was having a similar issue with NIS/ypbind in this thread:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=188604

Maybe disabling NM (network manager) will work for you.

[beeloo]

Sorry. How to disable or shut down network manager?

[hyperspace]

Originally Posted by beeloo

Sorry. How to disable or shut down network manager?

Refer to this thread:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=188433

[beeloo]

Hi,

I followed the link above and I still couldn't make the ypbind to work.

Disabled the networkmanager
Enabled the network and ypbind
Configured /etc/yp.conf and put down the domain info
Configured /etc/sysconfig/network and put down the NISDOMAIN info


However, I still get the following error

Starting NIS service: [ OK ]
Binding NIS service: ............ [FAILED]
Shutting down NIS service: [ OK ]


Please help

[beeloo]

I got it! It is working now!

I disabled the iptables and ip6tables services.

[foxygerard]

I find that you only have to temporarily disable iptables as you need this service for other networking protocols especially masquerading. I managed to do it without disabling ip6tables as the system does not use these by default as NetworkManager will not use ip6tables/ipv6 and work. Not until network providers here are geared up for it anywho.

I reenabled iptables and started iptables and restarted ypbind and it still ran okay. So your statement is correct in the setup stage but after that iptables can be restarted and won't affect NIS/ypbind.

It might be a different story when reenabling masquerading in the firewall however, which I haven't tested yet.

Foxygerard

All is good in the hood.:-)