Unable to run 'ypcat passwd' receives following message: "No such map passwd.byname. Reason: Can't communicate with portmapper"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • 'ypcat passwd' fails with following message on RHEL clients -

    No such map passwd.byname. Reason: Can't communicate with portmapper 
    
  • Solaris clients can see the maps. RHEL clients can see NIS users but not the maps.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Solaris NIS server

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