Some more information about the ypbind start failure when the tumbleweed starts up: systemctl status ypbind returns:--------------------------------------------- ��� ypbind.service - NIS/YP Clients to NIS Domain Binder Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/ypbind.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: inactive (dead) Docs: man:ypbind(8) Nov 25 16:00:51 reservex systemd[1]: Dependency failed for NIS/YP Clients to NIS Domain Binder. Nov 25 16:00:51 reservex systemd[1]: ypbind.service: Job ypbind.service/start failed with result 'dependency'. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- running yptest returns:----------------------------------------------------- reservex:~ # yptest Test 1: domainname Configured domainname is "xxxxxxxxxxx.de" Test 2: ypbind Can't communicate with ypbind ypbind procotcol v1 test failed Can't communicate with ypbind ypbind procotcol v2 test failed Use Protocol V1: Use Protocol V2: Use Protocol V3: Can't communicate with ypbind ypbind procotcol v3 test failed Test 3: yp_match WARNING: Internal NIS error (Map passwd.byname, key nobody) Test 4: yp_first WARNING: RPC failure on NIS operation (Map passwd.byname) Test 5: yp_next -- skipped -- Test 6: yp_master WARNING: Internal NIS error (Map passwd.byname) Test 7: yp_order WARNING: Internal NIS error (Map passwd.byname) Test 8: yp_maplist WARNING: Internal NIS error Test 9: yp_all WARNING: Can't bind to server which serves this domain (Map passwd.byname) 6 tests failed ---------------------------------------------------------- after starting ypbind manually as root: systemctl start ypbind.service ypbind is properly started and active systemctl status ypbind.service returns: ----------------------------------- ��� ypbind.service - NIS/YP Clients to NIS Domain Binder Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/ypbind.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Sun 2018-11-25 16:12:51 CET; 49s ago Docs: man:ypbind(8) Process: 4030 ExecStartPost=/usr/lib/ypbind/ypbind-systemd-post (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 4025 ExecStartPre=/usr/lib/ypbind/ypbind-systemd-pre (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 4027 (ypbind) Status: "Processing requests..." Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915) Memory: 1.3M CGroup: /system.slice/ypbind.service ������4027 /usr/sbin/ypbind -n Nov 25 16:12:51 reservex systemd[1]: Starting NIS/YP Clients to NIS Domain Binder... Nov 25 16:12:51 reservex systemd[1]: Started NIS/YP Clients to NIS Domain Binder. and yptest happily reports away that everything is active: reservex:~ # yptest Test 1: domainname Configured domainname is "xxxxxxxxxxx.de" Test 2: ypbind Use Protocol V1: Used NIS server: 192.168.10.229 Use Protocol V2: Used NIS server: 192.168.10.229 Use Protocol V3: ypbind_nconf: nc_netid: udp nc_semantics: 1 nc_flag: 1 nc_protofmly: 'inet' nc_proto: 'udp' nc_device: '-' nc_nlookups: 0 ypbind_svcaddr: 192.168.10.229:654 ypbind_servername: 192.168.10.229 ypbind_hi_vers: 2 ypbind_lo_vers: 2 ...remaining lines (many) deleted.......