I ran in to this same issue on a fresh Hardy install. I fixed this by adding the -no-dbus flag to the /etc/default/nis config:
# Additional options to be given to ypbind when it is started. YPBINDARGS=-no-dbus With the above change you can disable roaming mode and use a static IP without changing the order of init scripts. -- NIS demon fails during startup if the roaming mode is turned off https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224828 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs