"Domain not bound"

[GnarlyDog]

Hello ! I have the following problem. My Linux Mandrake 8.0 System is set to boot to the console, from there i login as the use and get the following error message "YPBINDPROC_DOMAIN:domain not bound". This does not appear to cause any problems as I startx to my KDE desktop and am able to access the internet no problem. I also have a second Win98SE machine run through a Hub that is able to also access the internet through internet connection sharing. I am however unable to se the Win machine from Linux or the Linux machine from the win one but I'm hoping Samba will fix that. This error I believe was due to a wrong answer during the installation phase of my Mndrake Disto. What I would like to do is get rid of/fix the error message but I'm stumped as to where to go. In all fairness It's probably documented somewhere but as a newbie going through reams of information I am unable to find anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Best Regards; GnarlyDog

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[PLBlaze]

Disable NIS services that are being started but unable to bind the address thus YP bind error.Hope this helps.

[GnarlyDog]

Thanks Diffie, but what application do I run to disable NIS services ?

Regards; Gnarlydog

[GnarlyDog]

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[bdg1983]

Not being a Mandrake user, I would guess you should start looking in the Control Center (http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/doc/80/en/user.html/control-center.html#CONTROLCENTER-MAIN) for starting/stopping services else you will have to manually edit the startup scripts to disable NIS.

[GnarlyDog]

Thanks mdwatts the 3rd, unfortunately when I look in control center I can't see anything to help me out. One of the pitfalls of bieng a newbie I guess. Any way I appreciate the effort but unfortunately i need a little more specific help. I am however continuing to read trying to find a solution.

Again thanks for the help

Best regards; Gnarlydog

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[jman_77]

Mandrake has a central control panel that's separate from KDE's control center. grr... I'll have to post again when I boot back into linux, but I think there's a desktop shortcut to it, where you can configure your services and all sorts o' stuff.

[PLBlaze]

Either fire top or use ps to see pid with ypbind/ypserv in them and naything with yp in the name for that matter then kill them...next you will want to go thru /etc/rc dirs and disbale the service by changing S# to s# or use the graphical tool to disable them (i have not used redhat in long time thus not sure of the name of the editor sysvedit?).Hope thos helps.