NIS(3R-BSD)         RISC/os Reference Manual          NIS(3R-BSD)



NAME
     nis - Network Information Service protocol

PROTOCOL
     /usr/include/rpcsvc/yp.x

DESCRIPTION
     The Network Information Service Service is used for the
     administration of network-wide databases.  The service is
     composed mainly of two programs:  YPBINDPROG for finding a
     NIS server and YPPROG for accessing the NIS databases.

PROGRAMMING
     Refer to ypclnt(3N) for information on the programmatic
     interface to NIS servers and databases.

SEE ALSO
     ypclnt(3N), yppasswd(3R).

ORIGIN
     Sun Microsystems


































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