The folks at VALinux got back to me on this. It turns out that, in addition to DOMAINNAME=blahblah, I also needed NISDOMAIN=blahblah in /etc/sysconfig/network. Don't ask me why. (Also don't ask me why I even had to edit this file. I never have before. Previously, editing /etc/yp.conf, /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/hosts, and running netcfg where more than sufficient!) Rick. ********************************************************* Rick Ingersoll Phone: 607-255-9847 Computer Support Specialist FAX: 607-255-4698 Department of Biometrics [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cornell University www.biom.cornell.edu/Homepages/Rick_Ingersoll ********************************************************* -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.