NFS Services Administrator's Guide

NIS+ Error Messages
Appendix A 369
Database for table does not exist
At attempt to look up a table has failed. See “If NIS+ Cannot Find an
Object” on page 316.
This message is generated by the NIS+ error code constant
NIS_NOSUCHTABLE. See the nis_tables(3N) and nis_names(3N) man
pages for additional information.
_db_add: child process attempting to add/modify
_db_addib: non-parent process attempting an add
These messages indicate that a read-only or non-parent process
attempted to add or modify an object in the database. In most cases,
these messages do not require any action on your part. If these messages
are repeated frequently, call your HP support contact.
db_checkpoint: Unable to checkpoint string-variable
This message indicates that for some reason NIS+ was unable to
complete checkpointing of a directory. The most likely cause is that the
disk is full. See “If You Have Insufficient Memory or Disk Space” on
page 321.
_db_remib: non-parent process attempting a remove
_db_remove: non-parent process attempting a remove
These messages indicate that a read-only or non-parent process
attempted to remove a table entry. In most cases, these messages do not
require any action on your part. If these messages are repeated
frequently, call your HP support contact.
Do you want to see more information on this command?
This indicates that there is some kind of syntax or spelling error on your
script command line.
Entry/Table type mismatch
This occurs when an attempt is made to add or modify an entry in a
table, and the entry passed is of a different type from the table (for
example, if the number of columns is not the same). Check that your
update correctly matches the table type.
This message is generated by the NIS+ error code constant
NIS_TYPEMISMATCH. See the nis_tables(3N) man page for additional
information.