This bug was fixed in the package nis - 3.17-32ubuntu5
--------------- nis (3.17-32ubuntu5) quantal; urgency=low
* debian/preinst: Check for existence of /etc/init.d/nis before attempting to stop nis and remove its init.d script (LP: #993291). -- James Page <email address hidden> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:55:01 +0100
This bug was fixed in the package nis - 3.17-32ubuntu5
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nis (3.17-32ubuntu5) quantal; urgency=low
* debian/preinst: Check for existence of /etc/init.d/nis before
attempting to stop nis and remove its init.d script (LP: #993291).
-- James Page <email address hidden> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:55:01 +0100