I meant that when I try to use various routines that would use a map (
ie. pinging a host ) the information  that is mapped by the master is
not available ( ping indicates unknown host). 

Yes I am running ypbind.

Sorry for the confusion.


rewis


David Evans wrote:
> 
> Mark Rewis wrote:
> >
> > Having said all that:
> >                       I cannot log into the client machines as anyone listed in the
> > master's hosts                        file
> 
>   You mean password file, right?
> 
> >                       It appears that the various local files ( hosts, group, passwd )
> > are                   not being replaced or appended, respectively ( once again ypcat
> > shows
> >                       valid info for passwd and group).
> >
> 
>   They shouldn't be, at least in my experience with YP/NIS.  The various
> library routines grab the stuff from the maps themselves.
>   You are running ypbind on the clients, right?
> 
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