I believe the right place to export ON_BOOT=y is part of the /etc/init /portmap-wait.conf job. You should be able to confirm this locally by changing this line:
start portmap || true to: start portmap ON_BOOT=y || true I'll prepare an upload to fix this. ** Package changed: nis (Ubuntu) => rpcbind (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: rpcbind (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1007293 Title: nis doesn't work anymore after upgrade to 12.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rpcbind/+bug/1007293/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs