Re: Install Hangs for a LONG time at "post install configuration"

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam trinity edu>]

On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 10:17:23AM -0800, Taylor, ForrestX wrote:
> > I just tried installing RH 7.2 on a 667 Mhz Dell Precision 420 (256M
> > memory, 40M IDE disk).  I installed "everything".  The installation
> > proceeded normally, taking about 20 minutes once I got through all the
> > initial stuff.  When I got to the "post install configuration", the
> > progress bar grew and filled the progress window.  After that 
> > it seemed to
> > freeze, though the mouse pointer moved when the mouse was 
> > moved.  It was
> > somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes, before it got to the next screen
> > (creation of a boot disk).
> > 
> > Is this normal?  I don't recall seeing this before, but I usually go
> > off and do other things once the install starts.
> > 
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> >         Westford, MA 01886-0033
> > 
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> 
> This usually happens when you use NIS as your authentication method, and you
> add a user account.  I times out waiting to contact the NIS/DMS servers.
Well I don't knoe is it is normal but this often happens. I can't quite
see how the install should be waiting to contace NIS server?
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