Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 84855
ypbind startup script should wait for pcmcia to bring up network
Last modified: 2007-04-18 12:51:31 EDT
Description of problem: For laptop configuration /etc/rc.d/init.d/ypbind starts soon after pcmcia. Inserting "ifconfig" in ypbind shows that eth0 is not up when ypbind starts. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ypbind-1.11-4 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. install on a notebook, configure DHCP, run authconfig and enable NIS. 2. reboot. Actual results: ypbind can not find NIS server. Expected results: ypbind finds NIS server. Additional info: "sleep 10" helps, but probably more intelligent solution is needed.
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Red Hat Linux 7.3 and Red Hat Linux 9 are no longer supported by Red Hat, Inc. f you are currently still running Red Hat Linux 7.3 or 9, you are strongly advised to upgrade to a current Fedora Core release or Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable. Some information on which option may be right for you is available at http://www.redhat.com/rhel/migrate/redhatlinux/. Closing as CANTFIX.
Bill, I am running Fedora core 6 currently. I'll need to recreate environment and test if this is still applicable. But generally speaking ypbind startup script must be more robust and should not take a very long time waiting for NIS server reply if NIS server is not available.