Checking NIS Operations

If your network or the network at the opposite side of the X.25 link run NIS, you should ensure that NIS operation is working correctly. Type ypwhich at the command line. You should receive the name of an NIS server on the internetwork as a response. If you don't, this indicates problems with NIS over the X.25 link.

On devices where the interface running Solstice X.25 is the only network interface, you need to perform a few extra steps if you want to get NIS service from across the link. You can do either of the following:

1. Make the remote machine the NIS server.

2. Assign an NIS server for the local machine.

   If you choose the second option, do the following:

1. Become superuser.

2. Run ypbind as follows:

   # ypbind -ypsetme

3. Assign a known NIS server to the local X.25 routing gateway, as follows:

   # /usr/sbin/ypset server_addr

   where server_addr is the IP address of an NIS server on the local network.