A.3 NIS Installation

Opening configuration file

Possible Cause: Either the file is not present in the specified location or the input is illegal.
Action: Check for the existence of the specified file or the validity of the input.

Reading configuration file

Possible Cause: It is not the correct configuration file.
Action: Check the configuration file.

Getting default host names

Possible Cause: Unable to get the DNS name of the current host.
Action: Check whether entries in relevant configuration files are correct.

Updating the configuration file

Possible Cause: Either the configuration file is not present or it is corrupted.
Action: Check the configuration file.