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Re: NetInfo Manager, backing up NetInfo database, and nibindd

On a OS X machine with only a local domain, nibindd is no longer
started. Instead, NetInfo clients such as lookupd talk directly
to netinfod.

-- Luke

>From: Andrew Nielsen <email@hidden>
>Subject: NetInfo Manager, backing up NetInfo database, and nibindd
>To: email@hidden
>Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 16:55:42 +0800
>
>Hi, has anyone else seen this? I've seen it on two differently
>configured Mac OS X 10.1.5 machines so far...
>
>- Open the NetInfo Manager
>- Open the local domain /
>- Authenticate as an administrator
>- Choose "Save Backup" from the File menu
>- Accept the default, or choose any directory you have write access to
>- Receive error message 'Can't find process ID for "nibindd'!
>
>Indeed, if I check with ps, there is no nibindd process running.
>Nor does
>System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Resources/restart-NetInfo
>succeed in restarting it (mainly because it's looking for an existing
>process ID for nibindd and then trying to HUP it, but there is no
>process ID).
>
>I can't work out why it's not running, but it has me feeling
>concerned, especially because I feel there might be something wrong.
>--
>
>NOTE: I will be out of contact during business hours from 25 June to 27 June
>while running a training course. Replies may therefore be delayed. Thank you.
>
>Andrew Nielsen <mailto:email@hidden>
>Starfish Technologies Pty Ltd <http://www.starfish.net.au/>
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References: 
 >Re: Mac Manager vs Netinfo (From: Simon Slavin <email@hidden>)
 >NetInfo Manager, backing up NetInfo database, and nibindd (From: Andrew Nielsen <email@hidden>)



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