This chapter explains how to resolve problems encountered on networks running NIS. It covers problems that are encountered on both NIS clients and NIS servers.
Before trying to debug an NIS server or client, review About the Network Information Service which explains the NIS environment. Then, look for the subheading in this section that best describes your problem.
NIS services can also be started and stopped by using the ypstart and ypstop commands. See the ypstart(1M) and ypstop(1M) man pages for more information.