I added a couple of printf's to ypbind.c in the function yp_restricted_mode() to verify that the -S option isn't ignored and that gethostbyname() resolved the hostnames passed into the program. What else can I check? Tnx.
---chuck On 12/16/05, Chuck Tuffli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 16 Dec 2005 15:51:27 GMT, Oliver Fromme > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > > It looks like the ypbind command is ignoring the -S option, > > which happens when the hostnames (at least one of them) > > cannot be resolved. > ... > > To fix the problem, be sure that the hostnames in the -S > > option are resolvable. Try adding the domain name. Note > > that using numeric IP addresses does not work, contrary > > to the manual page. If everything else fails, add the > > host names to /etc/hosts. > > Adding the domain name to each of the servers in the -S option didn't > work and the machines were already listed in /etc/hosts. Does it mater > that the client and server are on different networks (i.e. > 192.168.168.xxx vs 192.168.180.xxx)? Are there any switches I can > enable that turn on more debug output to help figure out what is going > wrong? > > ---chuck >
