I have the following /etc/conf.d/net file modules=( "dhcpcd" ) config_eth0=( "dhcp" ) dhcpcd_eth0="-t 90" # Timeout after 90 seconds dhcp_eth0="release nodns nontp nonis" # Only get an address nis_domain="our nis domain here" Regardless of the setting for dhcp_eth0 /etc/yp.conf is overwritten. I have also tried passing -Y to dhcpcd_eth0 no change. If I comment out nis_domain="our nis domain here" /etc/yp.conf does not get overwritten but of course all ypbind and dependant services fail.
define "overwritten" if you specify nis_domain, then your yp.conf will be clobbered automatically with a file that declares the domain you asked for
By passing -Y to dhcpcd or passing the DHCP option nonis option the file /etc/yp.conf should not be modified. This is similar to the way that you can specify that /etc/resolv.conf should not be updated.
yp.conf isnt being modified by dhcp, it's being modified by the net-scripts the net-scripts are modifying the file because you told it to do so when you set the nis_domain variable
Ok, but before the base layout change when NISDOMAIN was set in /etc/conf.d/domainname and then controlled by /etc/init.d/domainname it was possible to have a static yp.conf file. As far as I am aware I must set NISDOMAIN to get ypbind running so is the situation I want no longer possible ? Thank you
This issue is now resolved. For those who may mis-understand the way that I did. The solution is to not use net-scripts at all for NIS. The NIS domain can be set using hostname -y <your domain> once this is done asuming you have a correct yp.conf in place ypbind will start and work as expected. Apologies to all for my mis-understanding, and thank-you to all those who attempted to assist me
