See comment below. On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira wrote:
> Hi Debian users, > I'm trying to setup a NIS server with some clients. > I'm following the steps of /usr/doc/nis/nis.debian.howto.gz. > I begun with the server. > At step 3.6: Setup the server by typing "/usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m" > The following error occurs and I suspect that I will not be able to use > NIS clients then: > HOST132:/etc# /usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m > > At this point, we have to construct a list of the hosts which will run > NIS servers. HOST132 is in the list of NIS server hosts. Please continue to > add the names for the other hosts, one per line. When you are done with the > list, type a <control D>. > next host to add: HOST132 > next host to add: > The current list of NIS servers looks like this: > > HOST132 > > Is this correct? [y/n: y] > We need some minutes to build the databases... > Building /var/yp/fgv.br/ypservers... > Running /var/yp/Makefile... I had the same problem. Seems to be a bug in ypinit. If you go to /var/yp and run make (with the server running), the Makefile works. > /bin/sh: 1: command not found > make[1]: Entering directory `/var/yp/fgv.br' > make[1]: `ypservers' is up to date. > make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/yp/fgv.br' > make[1]: Entering directory `/var/yp/fgv.br' > Updating passwd.byname... > /bin/sh: 1: command not found > Updating passwd.byuid... > /bin/sh: 1: command not found > Updating group.byname... > /bin/sh: 1: command not found > Updating group.bygid... > make[1]: *** [group.bygid] Interrupt > make: *** [target] Interrupt > > Comand not found. > What I did wrong? > have a nice day, Paulo Henrique > > /*********************** Running Debian Linux *********************** * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish... John 3:16 * * W. Paul Mills * Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. * * EMAIL= [EMAIL PROTECTED] * WWW= http://Mills-USA.com/ * * Bill, I was there several years ago, why would I want to go back? * ************ pgp public key emailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************/