NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Configuring and Administering NIS+
Summary of NIS+ Commands
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nisgrep(1) Searches an NIS+ table for a specified string or regular
expression.
nisgrpadm(1) Creates or destroys NIS+ groups. Adds or removes NIS+ gr
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members. Lists the members or tests for membership in an
NIS+ group.
nisinit(1M) Initializes an NIS+ client or NIS+ root master server.
Hewlett-Packard recommends that you use the nisclient(
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and nisserver(1M) scripts instead of the nisinit script.
nisln(1) Symbolically links NIS+ objects.
nislog(1M) Displays the contents of the NIS+ transaction log.
nismatch(1) Searches specified columns in an NIS+ table for specified
values.
nismkdir(1M) Creates an NIS+ directory or adds a replica server to an
existing NIS+ directory.
nispasswd(1) Changes a user’s login password in the NIS+ passwd table
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encrypts the user’s secret key with the new password.
nisping(1M) Causes servers to update their tables with the information i
their transaction logs.
nispopulate(1M) Populates NIS+ tables with data from files or NIS maps.
nisrm(1) Removes an NIS+ object.
nisrmdir(1) Removes an NIS+ directory or removes a replica server fro
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directory.
nisserver(1M) Sets up a host as an NIS+ server.
nisetup(1M) Creates all the default tables for an NIS+ domain.
nisstat(1M) Displays statistics and configuration information about an
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server.
nisshowcache(1M) Displays the contents of the NIS+ directory cache.
Table 5-2 Summary of NIS+ Commands (Continued)