So the network is taking a really long time to come up using DHCP. I found that the entry in /etc/network/interfaces had the iface eth0 inet dhcp entry commented out as shown below. If I un-comment the "iface etho inet dhcp" entry things work, the network comes up fast and ypbind starts. It appears NetworkManager is commenting out the line. and it is taking a long time for it to bring up the interface.
------- /etc/network/interfaces file # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface auto eth0 #NetworkManager#iface eth0 inet dhcp -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to nis in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/993259 Title: ypbind does not start on boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nis/+bug/993259/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs