NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Configuring and Administering NIS
Configuring and Administering an NIS Client
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Configuring and Administering an NIS Client
An NIS client gets its configuration information from an NIS master
server or an NIS slave server. When an NIS client is started, it sends out
a broadcast message requesting a server. Any server on the client’s
network that holds the NIS maps for the client’s domain may respond to
the message. The NIS client “binds” to the first server to respond to its
broadcast message, and that server answers all the client’s queries for
information.
This section explains how to perform the following tasks. Only the first
five tasks are necessary for getting your NIS client up and running.
• To Edit the NIS Client’s passwd File
• To Edit the NIS Client’s group File
• To Enable NIS Client Capability
• To Verify Your NIS Client Configuration
• To Tell Users How to Use yppasswd
• To Prevent a Client from Binding to Unknown Servers
• To Bind an NIS Client to a Server on a Different Subnet