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  • Can't bind to server which serves this domain

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    NIS server not able to bind , so users not able to login . Restarted the ypbind but no luck . Please help

    root@server#ypcat passwd |grep test

    No such map passwd.byname. Reason: Can't bind to server which serves this domain

    root@server#systemctl status ypbind
    ● ypbind.service - NIS/YP (Network Information Service) Clients to NIS Domain Binder
    Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/ypbind.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
    Active: active (running) since Fri 2017-10-27 12:47:07 BST; 11min ago
    Process: 14180 ExecStartPost=/usr/libexec/ypbind-post-waitbind (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 14172 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/setsebool allow_ypbind=1 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
    Process: 14168 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/ypbind-pre-setdomain (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Main PID: 14175 (ypbind)
    Status: "Processing requests..."
    CGroup: /system.slice/ypbind.service
    └─14175 /usr/sbin/ypbind -n

    Oct 27 12:46:49 test.com ypbind-post-waitbind[14180]: rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused
    Oct 27 12:46:51 test.com ypbind-post-waitbind[14180]: rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused
    Oct 27 12:46:53 test.com ypbind-post-waitbind[14180]: rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused
    Oct 27 12:46:55 test. com ypbind-post-waitbind[14180]: rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused
    Oct 27 12:46:57 test.com ypbind-post-waitbind[14180]: rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused

    Oct 27 12:47:07 test.com systemd[1]: Started NIS/YP (Network Information Service) Clients to NIS Domain Binder.

    root@server#rpcinfo -p localhost
    program vers proto port service
    100000 4 tcp 111 portmapper
    100000 3 tcp 111 portmapper
    100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
    100000 4 udp 111 portmapper
    100000 3 udp 111 portmapper
    100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
    100007 2 udp 785 ypbind
    100007 1 udp 785 ypbind
    100007 2 tcp 788 ypbind
    100007 1 tcp 788 ypbind

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