NIS Administration Guide

Table of Contents

About This Guide

Using This Guide

Summary of Contents

Audience for This Guide

Supplementary Documentation

Conventions

Product Support

1. Understanding NIS

What Is NIS?

NIS Portability

The Client-Server Model

The Server Hierarchy

NIS Maps

NIS Domains

2. Preparing to Manage NIS

Daemons

Binding

The NIS Database

NIS and Other Network Files

NIS Software Quick Reference Guide

3. Planning Your NIS Service

Establishing Multiple NIS Domains

Verifying ASCII File Contents

Selecting a Domain Name

Selecting the NIS Master Server

Selecting the NIS Slave Servers

General Recommendations

4. Setting Up and Testing NIS

Setting Up the NIS Master Server

Setting Up NIS Slave Servers

Setting Up NIS Clients

5. Maintaining NIS

Adding a New User to a System

Changing NIS Passwords

Using Netgroups

Creating a Nonstandard NIS Map Manually

Modifying NIS Maps after NIS Installation

Preparing to Propagate Nonstandard Maps

Propagating an NIS Map

Adding an NIS Slave Server

Changing the Master Server

Using Secure ypset

6. Troubleshooting NIS

Debugging an NIS Server

Debugging an NIS Client

Before You Call for Help

Index