System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (NIS+)

NIS+ Server Very Slow at Startup After NIS+ Installation

Symptoms:

A server performs slowly and sluggishly after using the NIS+ scripts to install NIS+ on it.

Possible Cause:

You forgot to run nisping -C -a after running the nispopulate script.

Solution:

Run nisping -C -a to checkpoint the system as soon as you are able to do so.