NIS Error: No such map passwd.byname

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Hi,

I am relatively new to linux, and am working on setting up NIS. Currently I have Debian Linux installed for testing on a server and a client. I have been reading various tutorials online on how to set up NIS.

Right now, the client can connect to the server, but when I run the command ypcat passwd, I get the following error: "No such map passwd.byname. Reason: No such map in server's domain".

On the server, when ypserv is running as ypserv -d I get the following information when I run ypcat passwd on the client.

ypproc_all_2_svc(): [From: 10.0.3.5:629]
domain = "nis.ns.lan"
map = "passwd.byname"
connect from 10.0.3.5
ypdb_close_all() called
ypdb_open("nis.ns.lan", "passwd.byname")
gdbm_open: GDBM Error Code #3
-> Exit from ypproc_all without sending data.

I have run make -C /var/yp, and it produces the following output:

make: Entering directory `/var/yp'
make[1]: Entering directory `/var/yp/nis.ns.lan'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/yp/nis.ns.lan'
make: Leaving directory `/var/yp'

I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks In Advance,
Jason