Network Information Service (NIS) B.11.31.02 Administrator's Guide

Controlling NIS Logging......................................................................................................................33
4 Configuring and Administering an NIS Slave Server..............................................35
Modifying the Slave Server passwd File..............................................................................................35
Modifying Slave Server group File......................................................................................................35
Enabling the NIS Slave Server Capability............................................................................................36
Verifying the NIS Slave Server Configuration......................................................................................37
Scheduling Regular Map Transfers from the NIS Master Server.........................................................37
Allowing Selected Clients to Access the Slave Server..........................................................................38
5 Configuring and Administering an NIS Client..........................................................39
Modifying the NIS Client passwd File.................................................................................................39
Modifying the NIS Client group File...................................................................................................39
Enabling the NIS Client Capability.......................................................................................................40
Verifying the NIS Client Configuration................................................................................................41
Guidelines for Changing Passwords in the NIS Domain.....................................................................41
Preventing an NIS Client from Binding to Unknown Servers.............................................................42
Binding an NIS Client to a Server on a Different Subnet.....................................................................42
6 Troubleshooting NIS....................................................................................................45
NIS “Server Not Responding” Message...............................................................................................45
A User Cannot Log In...........................................................................................................................45
“Unknown Host” Message...................................................................................................................46
An NIS Client Cannot Bind to a Server................................................................................................47
NIS Returns Incorrect Information.......................................................................................................48
A Sample NIS Session....................................................................................................49
Configure an NIS Master Server...........................................................................................................49
Configure an NIS Slave Server..............................................................................................................50
Configure an NIS Client........................................................................................................................51
B NIS Configuration File /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs..................................................53
C Using NIS in Compat Mode......................................................................................55
Using Netgroups in the /etc/passwd File.........................................................................................55
Editing the Slave Server’s passwd File.................................................................................................55
Editing the passwd File for Compat Mode..........................................................................................56
Logging in Issue with NIS....................................................................................................................57
Index.................................................................................................................................59
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