I have found that rpc.yppasswdd dies every time you run
"yppasswd username".
I have confirmed this with several other members of
hedwig-list.
Thorsten Kukuk had no answer as he can not replicate the
problem on their
os. I have updated the yp tools to the latest
ypserv-1.3.6.92 vintage and
the problem remains.
The mail list members that are experiencing the same problem
that I am, all
agree that it has nothing to do with pilot error on yp
client installations
as we get the same errors on hpux, Tru64UNIX, Redhat Linux,
etc etc etc.