[ILUG] Problems making ubuntu edgy a NIS client

[Robert Sweetnam]

Niall O Broin wrote:
> I have a box running Debian etch which is a Xen server. It also serves 
> as a NIS
> and NFS server for the domUs. I just installed Ubuntu edgy in a domU 
> and it will
> not bind to the NIS server, despite its having the same yp.conf as the 
> working
> dapper domUs, which is a one liner with
>
> domain MY-NIS server myserver.tld.com
>
> i.e. it doesn't bind to the server.
>
> Ideas?
>   
Out of the top of my head:

SELinux?
Firewall rules?
inetd or xinetd (not sure which Ubuntu uses)

Failing all that you could download and install the latest version of 
Webmin and use the module provided there to compare and contrast.

Hope this helps
Robert