SUMMARY: Solaris2.4 NIS slave to the Sun4.1.x NIS master

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> >I experienced the same problem myself the other day, and here's how I
> >solved it (your mileage may vary):
>
> > 1) On the new slave, manually start ypxfrd, then
> > ypinit -s <master name>
>
> I can't find this command "ypxfrd" anywhere in /usr/sbin in Solaris2.4.
> But I have ypalias ypinit yppoll ypset.

That's because the binaries are in /usr/lib/netsvc/yp.
Solaris 2.4 does not have support NIS slave servers unless you purchase
the binary-compatibility NIS kit from Sun, SUNWnis.

>> 3) Back on the master, cd to /var/yp and update the ypservers map
>
>> ypcat -k > /tmp/ypservers

this should be

ypcat -k ypservers > /tmp/ypservers

Thanks everyone who responded to the question. Quang.

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