Working With Oracle® Solaris 11.2 Directory and Naming Services: DNS and NIS

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Updated: July 2014
 
 

Configuring NIS Task Map

Task
Description
For Instructions
Prepare source files for conversion.
You clean up local /etc files before building the NIS maps from them.
Set up the master server.
Creates a master server, which is the primary source of NIS information.
Start NIS on the master server.
Starts providing NIS information from an NIS server.
Set up slave servers.
Creates a slave server, which is a secondary source of NIS information.
Set up an NIS client.
Enables a client to use NIS information.