NFS Services Administrator's Guide

NIS+ Error Messages
Appendix A 395
Unable to create callback.
The server was unable to contact the callback service on your machine.
This results in no data being returned. See the nis_tables(3N) man
page for more information.
Unable to create process on server
This error is generated if the NIS+ service routine receives a request for
a procedure number it does not support.
This message is generated by the NIS+ error code constant NIS_NOPROC.
String-variable: Unable to decrypt secret key for name.
Possible causes are as follows:
• You may have incorrectly typed the password.
• There may be no entry for name in the cred table.
• NIS+ could not decrypt the key because the entry might be corrupt.
•The /etc/nsswitch.conf file may be directing the query to a local
password in the /etc/passwd file that is different from the NIS+
password recorded in the cred table.
See “If You Have Authentication or Permissions Problems” on page 318.
Unknown error
This is displayed when the NIS+ error handling routine receives an error
of an unknown type.
Unknown object
The object returned is of an unknown type.
This message is generated by the NIS+ error code constant
NIS_UNKNOWNOBJ. See the nis_tables(3N) and nis_names(3N) man
pages for more information.
update_directory: number objects still running.
This is a status message displayed on the server during the update of a
directory during a replica update. You do not need to take any action.