The Linux NIS(YP)/NIS+/NYS HOWTO

Andrea Dell'Amico, Mitchum DSouza, Erwin Embsen, Peter Eriksson

1. Glossary of Terms

• 1.1 Some General Information

2. Introduction

• 2.1 New versions of this document
• 2.2 Disclaimer
• 2.3 Feedback
• 2.4 Acknowledgements

3. NIS or NIS+ ?

• 3.1 Traditional NIS or the NYS library ?

4. How it works

5. What do you need to set up NIS?

• 5.1 The RPC Portmapper
• 5.2 Determine whether you are a Server, Slave or Client.
• 5.3 The Software
• 5.4 Setting up a NIS Client using Traditional NIS

6. What you need to set up NYS?

• 6.1 Determine whether you are a Server, Slave or Client.
• 6.2 The Software
• 6.3 Setting up a NYS Client using NYS
• 6.4 The nsswitch.conf File
• 6.5 Making your binaries NYS aware

7. Setting up a NIS Server

• 7.1 The Server Program ypserv
• 7.2 The Program yppasswdd

8. Verifying the NIS/NYS Installation

9. Common Problems and Troubleshooting NIS

10. Frequently Asked Questions