The man page for ypbind does not specify if domainname needs to be set (it is only mentioned in the SEE ONLY section). The man page implies that all settings are in /etc/yp.conf.
However if I have /etc/yp.conf set to: >terminator ~ # cat /etc/yp.conf >domain insignia broadcast but domainname not set: >terminator ~ # domainname >(none) then ypbind will not start: >terminator ~ # ypbind -d >domainname not set - aborting. jim -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
