Once again, I thank you for your help. /etc/nsswitch.conf, hosts line looks like this on the client, and the Linux NIS master:
hosts: files nisplus nis dns Yes, it was a bad hostnames map. Actually, I overlooked to comment this out in the Makefile under /var/yp. So, comment that line out, rebuild, and it works! Thank you very much for the help! 8) On Thu, 30 May 2002, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Will Sarka wrote: > > > > edit yp.conf, point to Homer, Linux NIS master: > > > > May 30 12:31:12 dim-4100-l1 ypbind: bound to NIS server > > homer.boulder.emperative.com > > May 30 12:31:27 dim-4100-l1 automount[19206]: starting automounter version > > 3.1.7, path = /home, maptype = yp, mapname = auto.home > > May 30 12:31:27 dim-4100-l1 automount[19231]: starting automounter version > > 3.1.7, path = /misc, maptype = file, mapname = /etc/auto.misc > > May 30 12:31:27 dim-4100-l1 autofs: automount startup succeeded > > May 30 12:31:27 dim-4100-l1 automount[19231]: using kernel protocol > > version 3 > > May 30 12:31:49 dim-4100-l1 automount[19206]: attempting to mount entry > > /home/wsarka > > May 30 12:31:49 dim-4100-l1 automount[19242]: >> mount: special device > > /export/home/wsarka does not exist > > May 30 12:31:49 dim-4100-l1 automount[19242]: mount(bind): failed to mount > > --bind /export/home/wsarka on /home/wsarka, trying symlink > > > > This has nothing to do with the master... somehow you're having > something really odd happening with the local mounts. The issue here is > that it at least thinks that /home/wsarka is /export/home/wsarka on the > local machine, and it looks like it's not finding it (probably because > it isn't local, eh?) > > I am guessing that your have enabled hostname resolution via nis in > /etc/nsswitch.conf (a bad idea, IMO, I recommend "hosts: files dns") and > that the hostname map on your Linux master is screwed up. > > -hpa > > >
