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From: k2@charly.bl.physik.tu-muenchen.de (Klaus Steinberger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mips
Subject: Problems with YP/NIS
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Date: 18 Oct 90 11:36:38 GMT
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Hi,

I have problems with setting up YP. We have a CDC4330 (RC3230 Magnum)
with EP/IX 1.2.1  (based on RISCOS 4.50). NIS (formerly YP) refuses to work
correctly. We have setup the CD4330 as a YP client. Our YP-server is on
a PCS Cadmus (the server works, sure!). ypbind on the CD4330 seems to work,
ypwhich tells me the correct server, ypmatch works also (but very slow).
A YP-userid can login if in nis precedes files in vis.conf, but all other
utilities (ls, ps, finger  etc.) don't look into nis. If i remove /etc/ps_data
then ps hangs forever. If files precedes nis in /etc/vis.conf as mentioned
in the EP/IX release notes, then nis is never consulted, even if the correct
escapes are in /etc/passwd and /etc/group !!

Are there any suggestions? 
Is this a bug in RISCOS4.50 or is it a EP/IX bug? Are there any other
EP/IX users with YP/NIS out there?

SIncerely,
Klaus Steinberger


Klaus Steinberger               Beschleunigerlabor der TU und LMU Muenchen
Phone: (+49 89)3209 4287        Hochschulgelaende, D-8046 Garching, West Germany
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