NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Troubleshooting NFS Services
Common Problems with NIS+
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Common Problems with NIS+
This section lists the following common problems encountered with NIS+
and suggests ways to correct them.
• If NIS+ Cannot Find an Object, see page 316.
• If You Have Authentication or Permissions Problems, see page 318.
• If You Have Insufficient Memory or Disk Space, see page 321.
• If You Receive an “Unable to Fork” Message, see page 322.
• If a User Cannot Log In, see page 323.
• If nisping -C Fails or Transaction Logs Are Not Truncated, see
page 325.
• If a Replica Update Fails, see page 326.
• If You Receive an “Illegal Object Type” Message, see page 326.
• If You Receive a “Could Not Bind to Server” Message, see page 327.
• If You Receive a “Generic System Error” or “Possible Loop Detected”
Message, see page 327.
• If You Receive a “Corrupt Log” or “Corrupt Database” Message, see
page 328.
Appendix A lists the NIS+ error messages, along with their causes and
the actions you can take to correct them.