NIS Setup – Error Resolution

# ypinit -m

The local host's domain name hasn't been set. Please set it.

IF ERROR ENCOUNTERED, FOLLOW THE COMMAND:

# domainname abc.com# domainname > /etc/defaultdomain

and continue to configure NIS

# ypinit -m

In order for NIS to operate sucessfully, we have to construct a list of the

NIS servers. Please continue to add the names for YP servers in order of

preference, one per line. When you are done with the list, type a <control D>

or a return on a line by itself.

next host to add: myhost

next host to add:

The current list of yp servers looks like this:

myhost

Is this correct? [y/n: y] y

Installing the YP database will require that you answer a few questions.

Questions will all be asked at the beginning of the procedure.

Do you want this procedure to quit on non-fatal errors? [y/n: n] y

The yp domain directory is /var/yp/sol10.com

Can we destroy the existing /var/yp/sol10.com and its contents? [y/n: n] y

There will be no further questions. The remainder of the procedure should take

5 to 10 minutes.

Building /var/yp/sol10.com/ypservers...

Running /var/yp /Makefile...

updated passwd

updated group

updated hosts

updated ipnodes

make: Warning: Don't know how to make target `/var/yp/etc/ethers'

Current working directory /var/yp

updated networks

updated rpc

updated services

updated protocols

make: Warning: Don't know how to make target `/var/yp/etc/netgroup'

Current working directory /var/yp

make: Warning: Don't know how to make target `/var/yp/etc/bootparams'

Current working directory /var/yp

WARNING: local host name (myhost) is not qualified; see cf/README: WHO AM I?

/var/yp/sol10.com/mail.aliases: 12 aliases, longest 10 bytes, 138 bytes total

/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/mkalias /var/yp/`domainname`/mail.aliases /var/yp/`domainname`/mail.byaddr;

updated aliases

updated publickey

updated netid

/usr/sbin/makedbm /var/yp/etc/netmasks /var/yp/`domainname`/netmasks.byaddr;

updated netmasks

couldn't find /var/yp/etc/timezone

updated auto.master

updated auto.home

updated ageing

updated auth_attr

updated exec_attr

updated prof_attr

updated user_attr

updated audit_user

make: Warning: Target `all' not remade because of errors

Current working directory /var/yp

*** Error code 1

The following command caused the error:

if [ ! 1 ]; then make -k all; \

else make -k all NOPUSH=1;fi

make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `k'

Error running Makefile.

CREATING ETHERS FILE:

# vi /etc/ethersCC:CC:CC:CC:CC:CC client

EXAMPLE:

# ifconfig -a

lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1

inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000

e1000g0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2

inet 192.168.254.128 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.254.255

ether 0:c:29:ae:5f:3c

# vi /etc/ethers

0:c:29:ae:5f:3c myhost

CREATING BOOTPARAMS FILE:

# cat /etc/bootparams

client root=nfsserver:/export/client/root

EXAMPLE

delta# cat bootparams

finland root=c92:/home1/jumpstart/2.7_HW899/software/Solaris_2.7/Tools/Boot install=c92:/home1/jumpstart/2.7_HW899/software boottype=:in install_config=c92:/home1/jumpstart/2.7_HW899/info rootopts=:rsize=32768

CREATING TIMEZONE FILE:

# grep TZ /etc/default/init

# TZ, LANG, CMASK, or any of the LC_* environment variables. value may

TZ=Asia/Manila

# vi /var/yp/etc/timezone

Asia/Manila myhost.mydomainname.com

CREATING NETGROUP FILE:

EXAMPLE:

# vi /var/yp/etc/netgroup

all_hosts (,,)

local_hosts remote_hosts

local_hosts \

(myhost,-,) \

remote_hosts \

(c2pc,-,) \