In article <f2b1510c0707031431w5f49c718xfadaf0f1c1f093ec@mail.gmail.com>,
Wraukon the Excellent <wraukon@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hint:  Don't use NIS for groups.  If NIS can't find its server, you
>won't even be able to log in as root.
>
>On 7/1/07, Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org> wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 11:33:51AM +1000, Sarton O'Brien wrote:
>> > On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:08:06 pm Manuel Bouyer wrote:
>> > > As soon as I ^C the ssh
>> > > > client in the other console logs in.
>> > >
>> > > It's probably because it's waiting on ypbind. Once ypbind is killed
>> > > nsswitch only uses local files again.
>> >
>> > Does the ordering matter? I have files first then nis. I found this
>behaviour
>> > strange as it _is_ the server and the auth files reside there.
>>
>> When login, the sytems needs to look at all the groups to know in which groups
>> the user is. As long as NIS is enabled for groups the system will look at
>> it at login time, whichever order is specified in nsswitch.conf for group
>>
>> > Is ypbind suppose to hang indefinitely?
>>
>> I believe it'll wait for a server to reply, yes
>>
>> > Does anyone actually have a current
>> > system running nis?
>>
>> I just set up a test nis domain on a domU. With default files in /etc it
>> came up without troubles.
>>
>> Do you have NIS or DNS enabled for hosts in /etc/nsswitch.conf ? It could
>> be the cause of the hang. Especially if NIS is enabled and the hosts
>> involved in NIS startup aren't listed in /etc/hosts (with the proper names),
>> there will be a deadlock.
>> Are the hosts in the ypservers map and /var/yp/binding/<domain>.ypservers
>> properly recorded in /etc/hosts ?

Looks like it is broken... It works if I set the server manually with ypserv.

christos