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

About This Document
This document describes how to configure and administer Network Information Service (NIS
™) on systems running HP-UX 11i v3. It also describes how to troubleshoot NIS.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for system administrators who install and configure UNIX® systems
using the Open Network Computing (ONC) suite of products. Readers are expected to be familiar
with the following:
• System administration concepts
• UNIX operating system concepts
• Networking concepts
Document Organization
The Network Information Service (NIS) Administrator’s Guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 “Introduction” (page 11) introduces NIS and its features. It also discusses the
components in an NIS network.
Chapter 2 “Planning an NIS Network” (page 19) describes how to determine the number
of servers, domains, and hosts in an NIS network.
Chapter 3 “Configuring and Administering an NIS Master Server” (page 21) describes
how to configure and administer an NIS master server.
Chapter 4 “Configuring and Administering an NIS Slave Server” (page 35) describes
how to configure and administer an NIS slave server.
Chapter 5 “Configuring and Administering an NIS Client” (page 39) describes how to
configure and administer an NIS client.
Chapter 6 “Troubleshooting NIS” (page 45) describes how to troubleshoot problems you
may encounter while using NIS.
Appendix A “Sample NIS Session” (page 49) describes a sample NIS configuration session.
Appendix B “NIS Configuration File /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs” (page 53) provides a
snapshot of the /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs file.
Appendix C “Using NIS in Compat Mode” (page 55) describes some instances where the
plus sign (+) command is used.
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographic conventions:
monospace
Computer output, files, directories, software elements such as command options,
function names, and parameters.
Read tunables from the /etc/vx/tunefstab file.
italic New terms, book titles, emphasis, and variables replaced with a name or value.
% C shell prompt
$
Bourne/Korn shell prompt
#
Superuser prompt (all shells)
\
Continued input on the following line; you do not type this character.
[ ]
In command synopsis, brackets indicate an optional argument.
ls [ -a ]
|
In command synopsis, a vertical bar separates mutually exclusive arguments.
mount [ suid | nosuid ]
Intended Audience 9