You should try the ypserv rpm that is in the recent "beta for 4.4". It is at ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/40rolling/x86_64/SL/RPMS/ -Connie Sieh On Mon, 4 Sep 2006, Mark Whidby wrote: > Hannon bulk mail wrote: > > Hi, folks. We recently installed SL 4.3 on a dual-Opteron system here: > > > > # uname -a > > Linux xxxxxxx.physics.ucdavis.edu 2.6.9-42.0.2.ELsmp #1 SMP Tue Aug 22 18:36:24 CDT 2006 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > > > We set the system up to be an NIS server: > > > > yum install ypserv > > service ypserv start > > > > /usr/lib64/yp/ypinit -m > > > > The system is, so far, the only NIS server for its group of client > > systems. > > > > The installation seemed to go as expected, but we encountered a problem: > > after a few minutes the server would lose its ypbinding to itself, > > effectively causing NIS to stop working. > > This has been reported here already. Have a look at: > > http://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0605&L=SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS&P=R1706&I=-3 >