nfs mount: RPC: Rpcbind failure - RPC: Timed out

[Mauricio Brigato]

Sorry for the long time.
Yes, I mount from a linux box runnig only NIS.

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      Mauricio Brigato
      Suporte BIT - BioInformatic Team
      Fone: +55 16 3963-9300  Ramal: 9603
      E-mail: mauricio at bit.fmrp.usp.br
      Homepage: http://bit.fmrp.usp.br/
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On Thu, 23 May 2002, Carroll, Jim P wrote:

> My first guess would be to ask whether the E450 is properly configured to
> NFS serve.
>
> Can you successfully mount from a client which is *not* running NIS+?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mauricio Brigato [mailto:mauricio at gordon.fmrp.usp.br]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 9:04 AM
> > To: John Aasen
> > Cc: linux-nisplus at lists.samba.org; Jose Augusto Baranauskas
> > Subject: nfs mount: RPC: Rpcbind failure - RPC: Timed out
> >
> >
> > I had to left, for a while, the NIS+ linux R.Hat client instalation
> > due to some new server instalation. But I almost got it ... I think
> > I'm getting there !
> > But, I've got a new solaris server, E450, where I'm trying, simply,
> > mount a NFS directory from another one solaris server and
> > I'm having that message:
> > "nfs mount: <server>: RPC: Rpcbind failure - RPC: Timed out"
> > The detail is that I didn't put this E450 host on the NIS+ server.
> > May this the cause of the problem ?
> > Thanx in advance.
> >
> > -------------------------------------------
> >       Mauricio Brigato
> >       Suporte BIT - BioInformatic Team
> >       Fone: +55 16 3963-9300  Ramal: 9603
> >       E-mail: mauricio at bit.fmrp.usp.br
> >       Homepage: http://bit.fmrp.usp.br/
> > -------------------------------------------
> >
> > On Tue, 14 May 2002, John Aasen wrote:
> >
> > > The NIS+ support was originally written for the SUSE
> > distribution. killproc
> > > and startproc are shell functions that are available in the
> > SUSE startup
> > > scripts. The /etc/rc.config is also a SUSE specific file.
> > >
> > > I think you should start the NIS+ deamons before running
> > the nisclient script.
> > > I have found that the following procedure works for getting
> > a Linux NIS+
> > > client up and running:
> > > 1. Copy the start script [nis+ source directory]/etc/redhat.rc to
> > > /etc/rc.d/init.d/nscd
> > > 2. Make sure the clients time is synchronized with the NIS+
> > server, either
> > > with rdate or the time service.
> > > 3. Run nisinit -c -H [nisserver]
> > > 4. Run  service nscd start
> > > 5. Run /usr/lib/nisclient -i -d [nis domain name] -h [nis+ server]
> > >    This script is written for a SuSE distribution, but even though
> > >    there are some warnings about missing rc.config,
> > >    killproc and startproc, it seems they can be safely ignored.
> > > 6. Add + to the end of /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group.
> > > 7. Install the new  /etc/nsswitch file. The
> > > main points is a line "publickey : nisplus" and that the entries for
> > > services, protocols and rpc are "files" only, as they are
> > different for Linux
> > > and the Solaris NIS+ server.
> > >
> > > You should now be able to run "niscat passwd.org_dir" and get the
> > > contents of the NIS+ password table.
> > > It might be necessary to reboot before you get NIS+ up and running.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Monday 13 May 2002 21:26, Mauricio Brigato wrote:
> > > > I've got a NIS+ server SUN solaris 2.8 running fine.
> > > > When a try to install a client on linux R.HAT 7.2 client
> > machine, by
> > > > running
> > > > the script "nisclient", as seem bellow, I got a error message:
> > > > "
> > > >
> > > > nisclient -v -i -h SERVER -a ip  -d domain.
> > > > initializing client machine...
> > > >
> > > > Initializing client machine for domain
> > > > "domain.".
> > > > Once initialization is done, you will need to reboot your
> > > > machine.
> > > >
> > > > Do you want to continue? (type 'y' to continue, 'n' to
> > exit this script) Y
> > > >
> > > > killing NIS and/or NIS+ processes...
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: killproc: command not found
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: killproc: command not found
> > > >
> > > > setting up backup files...
> > > > setting up NIS+ server information...
> > > > setting up domain information "bit.fmrp.usp.br."...
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: /etc/rc.config: Arquivo ou
> > diretrio no encontrado
> > > > cp: cannot stat `/etc/rc.config': Arquivo ou diretrio no
> > encontrado
> > > > grep: /etc/rc.config: Arquivo ou diretrio no encontrado
> > > >
> > > > setting up the name service switch information...
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: killproc: command not found
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: startproc: command not found
> > > >
> > > > running nisinit command ...
> > > > nisinit -c -H ip ...
> > > > Couldn't connect to rpc.nisd on ip
> > > > **ERROR: nisinit failed.
> > > >
> > > > Restoring your network service...
> > > >
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: killproc: command not found
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: killproc: command not found
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: killproc: command not found
> > > >         File /etc/nsswitch.conf restored!
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: /etc/rc.config: Arquivo ou
> > diretrio no encontrado
> > > > restoring domain to ...
> > > > bit.fmrp.usp.br
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: killproc: command not found
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: startproc: command not found
> > > > restarting nis_cachemgr process...
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: killproc: command not found
> > > > /usr/lib/nis/nisclient: startproc: command not found
> > > > Client files restored!"
> > > >
> > > > Anyone has any ideas ?
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -------------------------------------------
> > > >       Mauricio Brigato
> > > >       Suporte BIT - BioInformatic Team
> > > >       Fone: +55 16 3963-9603
> > > >       E-mail: mauricio at bit.fmrp.usp.br
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