NFS Services Administrator's Guide

NIS+ Error Messages
Appendix A 377
**ERROR: you must specify both the NIS domainname (-y) and the NIS
server hostname (-h).
This message indicates that you failed to type either the NIS domain
name or the NIS server host name. Type the NIS domain name and the
NIS server host name at the prompt or on the command line.
**ERROR: you must specify one of these options: -c, -i, -u, -r.
**ERROR: you must specify one of these options: -r, -M or -R
**ERROR: you must specify one of these options: -C, -F, or -Y
These messages indicate that a required option was missing from the
command line. Rerun the script with the correct option.
**ERROR: You must be root to use -i option.
This message indicates that an ordinary user tried to run nisclient -i.
Only the superuser has permission to run nisclient -i.
Error while talking to callback proc
An RPC error occurred on the server while it was calling back to the
client. The transaction was aborted at that time and any unsent data
was discarded. Check the syslog record on the server for more
information.
This message is generated by the NIS+ error code constant
NIS_CBERROR. See the nis_tables(3N) man page for additional
information.
First/Next chain broken
This message indicates that the connection between the client and server
broke while a callback routine was posting results. This could happen if
the server died in the middle of the process.
This message is generated by the NIS+ error code constant
NIS_CHAINBROKEN.
Generic system error
Some form of generic system error occurred while attempting the
request. Check the syslog record on your system for error messages
from the server.
This message usually indicates that the server has crashed or the
database has become corrupted. This message may also be generated if
you incorrectly specify the name of a server or replica as if it belonged to
the domain it was serving rather than the domain above.