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 ?