Public bug reported: root@tophat:/tmp# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04
root@tophat:/var/tmp# apt-cache policy nis nis: Installed: 3.17-32ubuntu4 Candidate: 3.17-32ubuntu4 Version table: *** 3.17-32ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status On reboot the ypbind process does not start. After reboot initctl shows it is running but there is no running process. If you stop/start it then it works as shown here: root@tophat:/var/tmp# ypwhich ypwhich: Can't communicate with ypbind root@tophat:/tmp## status ypbind ypbind start/running root@tophat:/tmp# start ypbind start: Job is already running: ypbind root@tophat:/tmp# stop ypbind ypbind stop/waiting root@tophat:/tmp# start ypbind ypbind start/running, process 2400 root@tophat:/var/tmp# ypwhich fafnir.cs.unc.edu Here is the ypbind syslog entries after booting: May 2 09:05:19 tophat kernel: [ 16.320371] init: ypbind main process (819) terminated with status 1 May 2 09:05:19 tophat kernel: [ 16.320441] init: ypbind main process ended, respawning May 2 09:05:24 tophat kernel: [ 21.587347] init: wait-for-state (atdypbind) main process (1074) killed by TERM signal May 2 09:05:24 tophat kernel: [ 21.588998] init: wait-for-state (autofsypbind) main process (1086) killed by TERM signal May 2 09:05:24 tophat kernel: [ 21.590407] init: wait-for-state (lightdmypbind) main process (1148) killed by TERM signal I did a ps -elf in /etc/rc.local and saved to a file, it shows this: rc.local ran Wed May 2 09:05:20 EDT 2012 F S UID PID PPID C PRI NI ADDR SZ WCHAN STIME TTY TIME CMD 4 S root 1 0 6 80 0 - 5679 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:01 /sbin/init 1 S root 2 0 0 80 0 - 0 kthrea 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kthreadd] 1 S root 3 2 0 80 0 - 0 run_ks 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/0] 1 S root 4 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:0] 5 S root 5 2 2 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u:0] 1 S root 6 2 0 -40 - - 0 cpu_st 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [migration/0] 5 S root 7 2 0 -40 - - 0 watchd 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [watchdog/0] 1 S root 8 2 0 -40 - - 0 cpu_st 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [migration/1] 1 S root 9 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:0] 1 S root 10 2 0 80 0 - 0 run_ks 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/1] 1 S root 11 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:1] 5 S root 12 2 0 -40 - - 0 watchd 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [watchdog/1] 1 S root 13 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [cpuset] 1 S root 14 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [khelper] 5 S root 15 2 0 80 0 - 0 devtmp 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kdevtmpfs] 1 S root 16 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [netns] 1 S root 17 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u:1] 1 S root 18 2 0 80 0 - 0 bdi_sy 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [sync_supers] 1 S root 19 2 0 80 0 - 0 bdi_fo 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [bdi-default] 1 S root 20 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kintegrityd] 1 S root 21 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kblockd] 1 S root 22 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [ata_sff] 1 S root 23 2 0 80 0 - 0 hub_th 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [khubd] 1 S root 24 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [md] 1 S root 25 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:1] 1 S root 26 2 0 80 0 - 0 watchd 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [khungtaskd] 1 S root 27 2 0 80 0 - 0 kswapd 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kswapd0] 1 S root 28 2 0 85 5 - 0 ksm_sc 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [ksmd] 1 S root 29 2 0 99 19 - 0 khugep 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [khugepaged] 1 S root 30 2 0 80 0 - 0 fsnoti 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [fsnotify_mark] 1 S root 31 2 0 80 0 - 0 ecrypt 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [ecryptfs-kthrea] 1 S root 32 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [crypto] 1 S root 40 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kthrotld] 1 S root 41 2 0 80 0 - 0 scsi_e 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_0] 1 S root 42 2 0 80 0 - 0 scsi_e 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_1] 1 S root 43 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u:2] 1 S root 44 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u:3] 1 S root 63 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [devfreq_wq] 1 S root 64 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:2] 1 S root 104 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:2] 1 S root 204 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kdmflush] 1 S root 212 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kdmflush] 1 S root 219 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kdmflush] 1 S root 233 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kdmflush] 1 S root 242 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kdmflush] 1 S root 250 2 0 80 0 - 0 kjourn 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [jbd2/dm-2-8] 1 S root 251 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit] 5 S root 267 1 2 80 0 - 24845 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --attach-to-session 1 S root 269 2 0 80 0 - 0 bdi_wr 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [flush-252:2] 1 S root 440 1 3 80 0 - 4306 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 upstart-udev-bridge --daemon 5 S root 443 1 2 80 0 - 3886 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 466 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 468 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 469 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 470 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 471 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 472 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 473 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 474 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 475 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 476 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 477 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 478 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 479 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 480 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 481 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 488 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 489 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 490 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 491 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 492 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 498 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 499 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 500 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 501 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 502 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 503 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 504 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 505 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 506 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 538 443 0 80 0 - 3852 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 541 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 542 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 543 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 5 S root 544 443 0 80 0 - 3885 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 1 S root 553 2 0 80 0 - 0 kjourn 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [jbd2/dm-3-8] 1 S root 554 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit] 1 S root 555 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kpsmoused] 1 S root 580 2 0 80 0 - 0 kjourn 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kjournald] 5 S root 674 1 0 80 0 - 4797 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 rpcbind -w 1 S root 675 2 0 80 0 - 0 kjourn 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [jbd2/dm-4-8] 1 S root 676 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit] 1 S root 738 1 0 80 0 - 3795 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 upstart-socket-bridge --daemon 1 S root 743 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [hd-audio0] 1 S root 775 2 0 80 0 - 0 kjourn 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kjournald] 1 S root 802 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [rpciod] 4 S root 816 1 0 80 0 - 11442 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sshd -D 1 S root 817 2 0 60 -20 - 0 rescue 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [nfsiod] 5 S 102 832 1 4 80 0 - 5496 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon --system --fork --activation=upstart 1 S root 836 1 0 80 0 - 4800 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 rpc.idmapd 0 S root 838 1 0 80 0 - 1098 wait 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh -e /proc/self/fd/9 4 S root 856 1 1 80 0 - 4837 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 plymouth-upstart-bridge 4 S root 865 1 1 80 0 - 19759 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/modem-manager 5 S root 867 1 0 80 0 - 5295 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/bluetoothd 5 S syslog 884 1 2 80 0 - 60782 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 rsyslogd -c5 5 S root 889 1 2 80 0 - 38371 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 NetworkManager 5 S avahi 894 1 0 80 0 - 7522 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon: running [tophat.local] 1 S avahi 901 894 0 80 0 - 7522 unix_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon: chroot helper 4 S root 907 1 1 80 0 - 46646 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/policykit-1/polkitd --no-debug 4 S root 918 1 3 80 0 - 25104 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd -F 1 S root 927 2 0 80 0 - 0 afs_pa 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [afs_pagecopy] 5 S root 930 2 0 70 -10 - 0 rfcomm 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [krfcommd] 5 S statd 931 1 0 80 0 - 5374 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 rpc.statd -L 4 S colord 945 1 10 80 0 - 83302 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/colord/colord 5 S root 951 1 0 80 0 - 1698 afs_os 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/afsd -afsdb -dynroot -fakestat 1 S root 958 2 0 80 0 - 0 afs_os 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [afs_rxevent] 1 S root 959 2 0 80 0 - 0 afs_cv 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [afs_callback] 1 S root 960 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:3] 1 S root 961 2 0 80 0 - 0 wait_f 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [afs_rxlistener] 1 S root 969 2 0 80 0 - 0 afs_os 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [afsd] 1 S root 975 2 0 80 0 - 0 afs_os 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background] 1 S root 976 2 0 80 0 - 0 afs_os 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background] 1 S root 977 2 0 80 0 - 0 afs_os 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background] 1 S root 978 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:4] 1 S root 979 2 0 80 0 - 0 afs_os 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background] 1 S root 980 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:5] 1 S root 981 2 0 80 0 - 0 afs_os 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [afs_checkserver] 0 S root 1017 1 0 80 0 - 1098 wait 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/init.d/rc 2 4 S root 1019 1 0 80 0 - 2421 n_tty_ 09:05 tty4 00:00:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty4 4 S root 1027 1 0 80 0 - 2421 n_tty_ 09:05 tty5 00:00:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty5 4 S root 1036 1 0 80 0 - 2421 n_tty_ 09:05 tty2 00:00:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty2 4 S root 1040 1 0 80 0 - 2421 n_tty_ 09:05 tty3 00:00:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty3 4 S root 1044 1 0 80 0 - 2421 n_tty_ 09:05 tty6 00:00:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty6 0 S root 1045 1 0 80 0 - 3807 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 start wait-for-state WAITER=atd WAIT_FOR=ypbind WAIT_STATE=running 0 S root 1049 1 0 80 0 - 3807 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 start wait-for-state WAITER=autofs WAIT_FOR=ypbind WAIT_STATE=running 5 S nrpe 1058 1 0 80 0 - 5843 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/nrpe -c /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg -d 1 S root 1061 1 0 80 0 - 1113 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 acpid -c /etc/acpi/events -s /var/run/acpid.socket 1 S root 1068 1 0 80 0 - 3193 hrtime 09:05 ? 00:00:00 cron 5 S root 1069 1 0 80 0 - 3992 hrtime 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/irqbalance 1 S whoopsie 1072 1 1 80 0 - 44791 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 whoopsie 0 S root 1074 1 0 80 0 - 1098 wait 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh -e /proc/self/fd/9 0 S root 1086 1 0 80 0 - 1098 wait 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh -e /proc/self/fd/9 4 S lp 1099 918 0 80 0 - 14609 hrtime 09:05 ? 00:00:00 cups-polld kohola.cs.unc.edu 631 30 631 4 S lp 1100 918 0 80 0 - 14609 hrtime 09:05 ? 00:00:00 cups-polld clownfish.cs.unc.edu 631 30 631 4 S lp 1101 918 0 80 0 - 13032 pipe_w 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// 0 S root 1102 1074 0 80 0 - 1075 hrtime 09:05 ? 00:00:00 sleep 30 0 S root 1113 1086 0 80 0 - 1075 hrtime 09:05 ? 00:00:00 sleep 30 1 S root 1135 2 0 80 0 - 0 afs_os 09:05 ? 00:00:00 [afs_cachetrim] 0 S root 1137 1 0 80 0 - 1098 wait 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh -e /proc/self/fd/9 0 S root 1141 1 0 80 0 - 3807 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 start wait-for-state WAITER=lightdm WAIT_FOR=ypbind WAIT_STATE=running 0 S root 1148 1 0 80 0 - 1098 wait 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh -e /proc/self/fd/9 0 S root 1159 1148 0 80 0 - 1075 hrtime 09:05 ? 00:00:00 sleep 30 0 S root 1169 838 0 80 0 - 1075 hrtime 09:05 ? 00:00:00 sleep 1 0 S root 1176 1137 0 80 0 - 1075 hrtime 09:05 ? 00:00:00 sleep 3 4 S root 1227 1 0 80 0 - 4691 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/postfix/master 4 S postfix 1230 1227 0 80 0 - 6269 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 pickup -l -t fifo -u -c 4 S postfix 1231 1227 0 80 0 - 6282 ep_pol 09:05 ? 00:00:00 qmgr -l -t fifo -u 4 S root 1259 1 0 80 0 - 3776 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sshguard -i /var/run/sshguard.pid -l /var/log/auth.log -w /etc/sshguard/whitelist -a 60 -p 420 -s 1200 -b 600 5 S ntp 1287 1 0 80 0 - 6838 poll_s 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 117:126 0 S root 1440 1 0 80 0 - 1098 wait 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/init.d/ondemand background 0 S root 1441 1017 0 80 0 - 1098 wait 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/rc2.d/S99rc.local start 0 S root 1444 1440 0 80 0 - 1075 hrtime 09:05 ? 00:00:00 sleep 60 0 S root 1445 1441 0 80 0 - 1098 wait 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/rc.local 4 R root 1447 1445 0 80 0 - 2235 - 09:05 ? 00:00:00 ps -elf ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nis 3.17-32ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: openafs ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed May 2 09:07:13 2012 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nis UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.yp.conf: 2010-04-20T14:46:11 ** Affects: nis (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/993259 Title: ypbind does not start on boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nis/+bug/993259/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs