ypinit fails with the Error : "Can't enumerate maps from nismaster.example.com. Please check that it is running"

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Issue

ypinit fails with the Error : "Can't enumerate maps from nismaster.example.com. Please check that it is running"

nis-slave # /usr/lib64/yp/ypinit -s nismaster.example.com
Can't enumerate maps from nismaster.example.com. Please check that it is running.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6

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