Executing "ypinit -s <NIS master>" results in the message "Trying ypxfrd ... not running " in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Executing /usr/lib64/yp/ypinit -s results in the message "ypxfrd not running"

Example

Transferring protocols.bynumber... 
Trying ypxfrd ... not running 

Transferring protocols.byname... 
Trying ypxfrd ... not running 

Transferring services.bynumber... 
Trying ypxfrd ... not running 

Transferring services.byname... 
Trying ypxfrd ... not running 

Transferring mail.byaddr... 
Trying ypxfrd ... not running 

Transferring mail.aliases... 
Trying ypxfrd ... not running 

Transferring rpc.byname... 
Trying ypxfrd ... not running 

Transferring rpc.bynumber... 
Trying ypxfrd ... not running 

Transferring networks.byname... 
Trying ypxfrd ... not running 

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as NIS client
  • HPUX 11 as NIS server

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