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This bug has been fixed in the current Ubuntu development release, which
is why I'm marking it "Fix Relased" (the bug status follows what's in
the development release).
There is a correct and simple to apply workaround to /
I've run some tests on this, and it appears to happen even if you don't
upgrade. I've even had it happen right after install (without reboot).
The most reliable fail case is rebooting.
This will need further testing to narrow down the exact cause.
** Changed in: nis (Ubuntu)
Status: New
The change below fixed this for me. This is related to Debian bug report
#906436.
[1]: https://bugs.debian.org/906436
default/nis: Remove unsupported option
Currently the service *nis* fails to start, after upgrading to Ubuntu
18.10.
> * Drop -no-dbus from YPBINDARGS= in /etc/default/nis.
>
