> We just updated our configuratiosn to have multiple NIS servers, when we > initiated a test of client failover, we were disapointed. > > It seemed that the only way to get a filaover was to /etc/init.d/ypbind > restart. > > It behaves as indicated in > http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=5084845 using > ypbind-1.17.2-13 on Centos 4.5 / Linux xxxxxxxxxxxx 2.6.9-55.0.12.ELsmp #1 > SMP > Fri Nov 2 12:38:56 EDT 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4858192 > > Any advice? Not one you want to hear: ditch NIS. It's known to have a *lot* of security holes. At the very least, NIS+. Better would be either RH directory server (which I've never worked with), or openLDAP (which is, IMO, NOT ready for prime time, but is built for security. mark