NIS (ypbind) LIMBO???

[Cyberlounge with Style!]

I just got a pretty SPARC ipc but it won't boot.

it keeps hanging after NIS looks for a bogus domain...

The recurrent message (I waited up to 30 minutes while it
scrolls on the monitor) is:

NIS: server not responding form domain "domain.com"; still trying...
NIS: server not responding form domain "domain.com"; still trying...
NIS: server not responding form domain "domain.com"; still trying...
NIS: server not responding form domain "domain.com"; still trying...

Is there any way to break out of this one and continue the
bjoot up process?

Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

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[/225686/lgoldste/Lee Ann Goldstein]

Cyberlounge with Style! (alf...@ina.com) wrote:

: I just got a pretty SPARC ipc but it won't boot.

: it keeps hanging after NIS looks for a bogus domain...

: The recurrent message (I waited up to 30 minutes while it
: scrolls on the monitor) is:

: NIS: server not responding form domain "domain.com"; still trying...

Boot single user, either empty or delete the file /etc/domainname, and
delete the file /var/yp/binding. That should do it.

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I'm what passes for a Unix guru in my office. This is a frightening concept.

[Lou]

Cyberlounge with Style! wrote:
>
> I just got a pretty SPARC ipc but it won't boot.
>
> it keeps hanging after NIS looks for a bogus domain...
>
> The recurrent message (I waited up to 30 minutes while it
> scrolls on the monitor) is:
>
> NIS: server not responding form domain "domain.com"; still trying...
> NIS: server not responding form domain "domain.com"; still trying...
> NIS: server not responding form domain "domain.com"; still trying...
> NIS: server not responding form domain "domain.com"; still trying...
>

> Is there any way to break out of this one and continue the
> bjoot up process?

You will have to boot in single user mode to fix the prob. Hold down the
STOP (L1) key, and press the letter a. Then when the system halts,
use b -s at the > prompt. This should bring the system up to a # prompt (
may ask for prom password, try root's password).

Now, you can either change it to use a good NIS domain name, or disable NIS.

To change it, use the command echo good_domain_name > /etc/defaultdomain

To disable it, use mv /etc/defaultdomain /etc/defaultdomain.old
and mv /var/yp /var/yp.old
(oh yeah, you might have to "mount /var", if it is a separate partition...
do this if you get an error saying there is no /var/yp, then try the mv again)

Then type "sync" and "reboot"

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Lou