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Figure 21.32: YaST: NIS Server Configuration Tool
To allow users in your network (both local users and those managed
through the NIS server) to change their passwords on the NIS server (with
the command yppasswd), activate the corresponding option. This makes
‘Allow Changes to GECOS Field’ and ‘Allow Changes to Login Shell’ avail-
able. “GECOS” means that the users can also change their names and ad-
dress settings with the command ypchfn. “SHELL” allows users to change
their default shell with the command ypchsh, for example, to switch from
bash to sh.
By clicking ‘Other Global Settings...’, access a screen, shown in Fig-
ure 21.33 on the facing page, in which to change the source directory of
the NIS server (/etc/ by default). In addition, passwords and groups can
be merged here. The setting should be ‘Yes’ so the files (/etc/passwd,
/etc/shadow, and /etc/group) can be synchronized. Also determine
the smallest user and group ID. Press ‘OK’ to confirm your settings and re-
turn to the previous screen. Then click ‘Next’.
If you previously enabled ‘Active Slave NIS Server Exists’, enter the host
names used as slaves and click ‘Next’. If you do not use slave servers, the
slave configuration is skipped and you continue directly to the dialog for
the database configuration. Here, specify the maps, the partial databases to
transfer from the NIS server to the client. The default settings are usually
adequate.
506 21.9. NIS — Network Information Service