NFS Services Administrator's Guide

NIS+ Error Messages
Appendix A386
Not master server for this domain
This message may mean that an attempt was made to directly update
the database on a replica server.
This message may also mean that a change request was made to a server
that serves the name, but it is not the master server. This can occur
when a directory object changes and it specifies a new master server.
Clients that have cached copies of that directory object in their
/var/nis/NIS_SHARD_DIR_CACHE file should run ps to obtain the
process ID of the nis_cachemgr, kill the nis_cachemgr process, remove
the /var/nis/NIS_SHARD_DIR_CACHE file, and then restart
nis_cachemgr.
This message is generated by the NIS+ error code constant
NIS_NOTMASTER. See the nis_tables(3N) and nis_names(3N) man pages
for more information.
Not owner
The operation you attempted can be performed only by the object’s
owner, and you are not the owner.
This message is generated by the NIS+ error code constant
NIS_NOTOWNER.
Object with same name exists
An attempt was made to add a name that already exists. To add the
name, first remove the existing name and then add the new name or
modify the existing named object.
This message is generated by the NIS+ error code constant
NIS_NAMEEXISTS. See the nis_tables(3N) and nis_names(3N) man
pages for more information.
parse error: string-variable (key variable)
This message is displayed by the nisaddent command when it attempts
to use database files from an /etc directory and there is an error in one
of the file’s entries. The first variable should describe the problem, and
the variable after key should identify the particular entry at fault. If the
problem is with the /etc/passwd file, you can use pwck(1M) to check it.
Password does not decrypt secret key for name
Possible causes are as follows:
• You may have incorrectly typed the password.