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NAME

nissetup, ypsetup − Sets up the Network Information Service (NIS) environment

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/nissetup /usr/sbin/ypsetup

DESCRIPTION

The nissetup (formerly ypsetup) script configures and runs NIS on your system. You can use nissetup to initially set up your NIS configuration or to change your current NIS configuration.  NIS provides a distributed data lookup service for sharing data among networked systems. 

Before running nissetup, make sure that your system is connected to a local area network and that the network is configured and running. You must know the name of your NIS domain and your system’s role in the domain (master server, slave server, or client). 

If your system will be the master server for your NIS domain, be sure no other master exists for your domain and that the NIS database files are in the directory /var/yp/src. 

Note

Remove the root entry, if it exists, from the passwd database file. 

If your system be will be a slave server or client, be sure a master server is already set up for your NIS domain. 

FILES

/usr/sbin/nissetup
Specifies the command pathname

/etc/rc.config
NIS parameters pertinent to a specific system

Default NIS Databases

In the /var/yp/src directory, the default databases are:

groupGroup database

hostsHost database

mail.aliasesSendmail alias database

netgroupNetwork group aliases database

networksNetwork database

passwdPassword database

protocolsProtocol database

rpcRPC database

servicesService database

RELATED INFORMATION

domainname(1), ypwhich(1), svc.conf(4), svcsetup(8), ypbind(8), yppasswdd(8), ypserv(8), ypxfr(8). 

Guide to Network Setup