[CentOS] NIS problems after installation
Steve Strong
strong at crwash.org
Tue Jul 17 07:12:28 UTC 2007
Clint Dilks wrote:
> Steve Strong wrote:
>> so, i just installed CentOS on our server and set up NIS using the
>> same configuration as on our other server, but the clients' ypbind
>> services complain that although they can find the correct server, the
>> server does not respond to requests.
>>
>> to debug this, i've:
>>
>> * pinged the server using its ip and it's name
>> * ssh'ed to the server using it's ip and name
>> * ftp'd to the server using its ip and name
>> * used dig to get the server's address from itself (dig @stretch
>> stretch.washcslab.org
>> * checked to see that nfs and ypserv are running
>> * checked to see if stretch could bind to it's own nis server
>>
>>
>> and all of these were successful. so, I also:
>>
>> * run ypserv (on the server) and ypbind (on the server) both in
>> debug mode and gotten no errors
>> * run ypserv (on the server) and ypbind (on the CLIENT) both in
>> debug mode and gotten no errors
>>
>> any help with this really gnarly bug would be greatly appreciated!
>> steve
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> Are you running with Security Enhanced Linux Enabled or Disabled ?
> If so try disabling it at least temporarily. Some people will say set
> to permissive mode rather than disable, but specifically for NIS I
> have seen different behaviour between permissive and disabled. If
> this works others may be able to assist you with getting SE Linux
> worknig with NIS.
>
> Are you running a Firewall ?
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i'm running a firewall, but selinux is disabled. what should i look for
in the firewall?
steve
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