After enabling creation of 'shadow' map in NIS master shadow.byname 'make' command is mis-behaving

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Issue

  • After enabling creation of 'shadow' map in NIS master shadow.byname 'make' command is mis-behaving and following error is observed:
Updating shadow.byname...
shadow.byname->nis-slave.example.com: Callback timed out
  • What changes need to make while enabling password ageing in NIS master-slave environment ?
  • How do I enable password ageing in NIS master-slave environment ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (ALL)
  • yp (nis)

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