- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the Lead Authors
- About the Contributing Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Tell Us What You Think!
- Introduction
- I. Red Hat Linux Installation and User Services
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Red Hat Linux
- Chapter 2. Installation of Your Red Hat System
- Chapter 3. LILO and Other Boot Managers
- Chapter 4. Configuring the X Window System, Version 11
- Chapter 5. Window Managers
- Chapter 6. Connecting to the Internet
- Chapter 7. IRC, ICQ, and Chat Clients
- Chapter 8. Using Multimedia and Graphics Clients
- II. Configuring Services
- Chapter 9. System Startup and Shutdown
- Chapter 10. SMTP and Protocols
- Chapter 11. FTP
- Chapter 12. Apache Server
- Chapter 13. Internet News
- Chapter 14. Domain Name Service and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- Chapter 15. NIS: Network Information Service
- Chapter 16. NFS: Network Filesystem
- Chapter 17. Samba
- III. System Administration and Management
- Chapter 18. Linux Filesystems, Disks, and Other Devices
- Chapter 19. Printing with Linux
- Chapter 20. TCP/IP Network Management
- Chapter 21. Linux System Administration
- Chapter 22. Backup and Restore
- Chapter 23. System Security
- IV. Red Hat Development and Productivity
- Chapter 24. Linux C/C++ Programming Tools
- Chapter 25. Shell Scripting
- Chapter 26. Automating Tasks
- Chapter 27. Configuring and Building Kernels
- Chapter 28. Emulators, Tools, and Window Clients
- V. Appendixes
- A. The Linux Documentation Project
- B. Top Linux Commands and Utilities
- C. The GNU General Public License
- D. Red Hat Linux RPM Package Listings
Some Troubleshooting Tips
If the NIS software isn't behaving as you think it should, you can check a few things:
- Make sure the processes are running. Use ps auxw to list all the running processes. Make sure you see the appropriate processes running, regardless of whether the machine is a client, a server, or both.
- Check system logs (in /var/log) to see if there are any messages indicating peripheral problems that could be affecting your configuration.
- If the processes appear to be running but are not responsive, kill them and restart them. In some rare circumstances, the daemon may be misbehaving and may need to be restarted.
- Make sure /etc/nsswitch.conf is configured properly. This is a common problem.
- If you are trying to start the daemons by hand, make sure you are logged in as root.
When encountering problems, slow down, take a short break, and then retrace your steps. It's amazing how often simply slowing down helps you find problems.
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