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

Cannot Obtain Initial Context

Symptom:

You get the message Cannot obtain initial context.

Possible Cause:

This is caused by an installation problem.

Diagnosis:

Check that FNS has been installed properly by looking for the file, /usr/lib/fn/fn_ctx_initial.so.

Solution:

Install the fn_ctx_initial.so library.