Troubleshooting NIS Binding Issues

The following are common symptoms of NIS binding problems:

• Messages saying that the ypbind daemon cannot find or communicate with a server.

• Messages that say server not responding.

• Messages that say NIS is unavailable.

• Commands on a client limp along in background mode or function much slower than normal.

• Commands on a client hang. Sometimes commands hang, even though the system as a whole seems fine and you can run new commands.

• Commands on a client crash with obscure messages or no messages at all.