[CentOS] init/upstart issue? ypbind and autofs

Mon Feb 13 20:16:53 UTC 2012
James A. Peltier <jpeltier at sfu.ca>

----- Original Message -----
| Lars Hecking writes:
| > Lars Hecking writes:
| > > 
| > >  One problem I have with custom CentOS 6 installation is that NIS
| > >  auto.*
| > >  maps are not available. According to boot.log, ypbind starts
| > >  before autofs,
| > >  but when I login to the machine, the maps are not available
| > >  until I issue
| > >  a service autofs restart.
| > > 
| > >  Any pointers on what to check?
| >  
| >  I guess CentOS doesn't use pid randomisation. autofs does start
| >  before
| >  ybind:
| > 
| > root      2107     1  0 16:40 ?        00:00:00 automount
| > --pid-file /var/run/autofs.pid
| > root      2517     1  0 16:41 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/ypbind
| > root      3009  2976  0 16:43 pts/0    00:00:00 egrep auto|ypb
| > 
| >  Another machine I installed interactively (this one is
| >  kickstarted) works
| >  correctly.
| 
|  Solved.
| 
|  The other machine doesn't have NetworkManager installed. Removed it
|  here
|  and NIS/autofs started working correctly.

You don't have to remove NetworkManager you just need to tell the interface not to be managed by NM in order for it to work.


|  Why again did RH switch to NM?

To better support mobile devices like laptops and to make network configuration easier for new GNU/Linux users.