Try to add in /etc/default/nis :
YPBINDFLAGS=-no-dbus

See also #152794 which is rather old, and still not fixed :-( 
 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/152794

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NIS fails to bind to YP server during boot
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/354588
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