NFS Services Administrator's Guide

NIS+ Error Messages
Appendix A380
_map_addr: RPC timed out.
A process or application could not contact NIS+ within its default time
limit to get necessary data or resolve host names. In most cases, this
problem will solve itself after a short wait. See “To Improve NIS+
Performance” on page 338 for information about performance problems.
Master server busy full dump rescheduled
This message indicates that a replica server has been unable to update
itself with a full dump from the master server because the master is
busy. See “If a Replica Update Fails” on page 326.
String Missing or malformed attribute
The name of an attribute did not match with a named column in the
table, or the attribute did not have an associated value.
This could indicate an error in the syntax of a command. The string
should give an indication of what is wrong. Common causes are spelling
errors, failure to correctly place the equal sign (=), an incorrect column or
table name, and so forth.
This message is generated by the NIS+ error code constant
NIS_BADATTRIBUTE. See the nis_tables(3N) man page for additional
information.
Modification failed
Returned by the nisgrpadm command when someone else modified the
group during the execution of your command. Check to see who else is
working with this group. Reissue the command.
This message is generated by the NIS+ error code constant
NIS_IBMODERROR.
Modify operation failed
The attempted modification failed for some reason.
This message is generated by the NIS+ error code constant
NIS_MODFAIL. See the nis_tables(3N) and nis_names(3N) man pages
for more information.
Name not served by this server
A request was made to a server that does not serve the specified name.
Normally this will not occur, however if you are not using the built in
location mechanism for servers, you may see this if your mechanism is
broken.