Configuring 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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