Administering the Network Information Service (NIS)

Configuring the Network Information Service (NIS)
        How NIS works
                NIS domain
                NIS maps
                        Understanding YP_MAP_X_LATE
                        Propagating an NIS map
                NIS servers and clients
                NIS binding
                About managing users
                About netgroups
                Using NIS maps in the password file
                Using NIS maps in the group file
                NIS interaction with security modes
                        Security limitations on configuration
                        Map integration restrictions in Secure Mode
                        Special NIS password change
                NIS logfiles
        Enabling an NIS server
                Planning an NIS configuration
                        Selecting domains
                        Selecting servers
                        Security
                Setting up an NIS server
                        Editing YP_MAP_X_LATE
                        Checking the NIS domain name
                        Adding NIS to your PATH variables
                Initializing NIS
                        Initializing a master server
                        Initializing a slave server
                        Initializing a copy-only server
                        Initializing an NIS Client
                Reinitializing a server
                Starting and stopping NIS
        Administering an NIS domain
                Modifying server attributes
                        Propagating maps
                        Modifying the remote binding mode
                        Modifying the local binding mode
                Modifying the NIS domain name
                Modifying the list of NIS servers
                        Adding an NIS server to the server list
                        Removing an NIS server from the server list
                        Changing the master NIS server
        Creating NIS maps
                Modifying existing maps
                Creating new maps
        Administering NIS maps
                Modifying the map list
                Modifying map attributes
                        Viewing timestamp
                        Modifying map names and aliases
                        Synchronizing servers
                Retrieving maps from the master server
                Distributing maps to nonmaster servers
        Administering NIS logfiles
        Administering NIS users and groups
                Managing distributed user accounts
                Modifying group attributes on servers
                Creating netgroups
                Distributing home directories
        Troubleshooting NIS
                NIS logging
                NIS server problems
                Domain name problems
                Network problems
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