What the NIS+ Scripts Will Not Do

While the NIS+ scripts reduce the effort required to create an NIS+ namespace, the scripts do not completely replace the individual NIS+ commands. The scripts only implement a subset of NIS+ features. If you are unfamiliar with NIS+, you may want to refer back to this section after you have created the sample NIS+ namespace.

The nisserver script only sets up an NIS+ server with the standard default tables and permissions (authorizations).

This script does not:

• Set special permissions for tables and directories

• Add extra NIS+ principals to the NIS+ admin group

  See Chapter 4, Configuring NIS+ With Scripts for how to use the nisgrpadm command instead of one of the NIS+ scripts to add extra NIS+ principals to the NIS+ admin group.

• Create private tables

• Run an NIS+ server at any security level other than level 2

• Start the rpc.nisd daemon on remote servers, which is required to complete server installation

See Chapter 4, Configuring NIS+ With Scripts for how to use the rpc.nisd command instead of one of the NIS+ scripts to change NIS+ client machines into non-root servers.

The nisclient script does not set up an NIS+ client to resolve host names using DNS. You need to explicitly set DNS for clients that require this option.