Network Information Service (NIS) B.11.31.04 Administrator's Guide

About This Document
This document describes how to configure and administer Network Information Service
(NIS™) on HP-UX 11i v3 systems. It also describes how to troubleshoot NIS.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for system administrators who install and configure UNIX®
systems along with 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 23) describes how to plan and
determine the number of servers, domains, and hosts in an NIS
network.
Chapter 3 “Configuring and Administering an NIS Master Server” (page 25)
describes how to configure and administer an NIS master server.
Chapter 4 “Configuring and Administering an NIS Slave Server” (page 45)
describes how to configure and administer an NIS slave server.
Chapter 5 “Configuring and Administering an NIS Client” (page 51) describes
how to configure and administer an NIS client.
Chapter 6 “Troubleshooting NIS” (page 59) describes how to troubleshoot
problems you may encounter while using NIS.
Appendix A “Sample NIS Session” (page 65) describes a sample NIS configuration
session.
Appendix B “NIS Configuration File /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs” (page 71)
provides a snapshot of the /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs file.
Appendix C “Using NIS in Compat Mode” (page 73) describes some instances
where the plus sign (+) command is used.
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographic conventions:
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