NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Configuring and Administering NIS
Configuring and Administering an NIS Master Server
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Configuring and Administering an NIS Master
Server
An NIS master server holds the source files for all the NIS maps in the
domain. Any changes to the NIS maps must be made on the NIS master
server. The NIS master server delivers information to NIS clients and
supplies the NIS slave servers with up-to-date maps.
An NIS master server must also be an NIS client.
This section explains how to perform the following tasks. Only the first
five tasks are required to get your NIS master server up and running.
• To Create the Master passwd File
• To Create the Master group File
• To Create the Master hosts File
• To Enable NIS Master Server Capability
• To Verify Your NIS Master Server Configuration
• To Configure the NIS Master Server to Use a Private passwd File
• To Restrict Client and Slave Server Access to the Master Server
• To Check the Contents of an NIS Map
• To Modify an NIS Map
• To Add an Automounter Map to Your NIS Domain
• To Remove an Automounter Map from Your NIS Domain
• To Add a Slave Server to Your NIS Domain
• To Remove a Slave Server from Your NIS Domain
• To Query BIND for Host Information After Querying NIS
• To Use NIS With Short File Names
• To Configure an HP-UX Master Server in a Domain with Sun
Systems