ypbind Not Running on Client

One client has problems, but other clients on the same subnet are operating normally. On the problem client, run ls -l on a directory, such as /usr, that contains files owned by many users, including some not in the client /etc/passwd file. If the resulting display lists file owners who are not in the local /etc/passwd as numbers, rather than names, this indicates that NIS service is not working on the client.

These symptoms usually mean that the client ypbind process is not running. Verify whether the NIS client service is running.

client# svcs network/nis/client
STATE          STIME    FMRI
disabled       Sep_01   svc:/network/nis/client:default

If the client is disabled, log in as superuser, or assume an equivalent role, and start the NIS client service.

client# svcadm enable network/nis/client