Summary of Commands for the Sample NIS+ Namespace

Set environment path to include /usr/lib/nis – C shell or Bourne shell.

# setenv PATH $PATH:/usr/lib/nis

or 

# PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/nis; export PATH

Optionally configure Diffie-Hellman key length. 

master1# nisauthconf dh640-0 des

Create root master server for doc.com. domain.

master1# nisserver -r -d doc.com.

Populate the root master server's NIS+ tables – from files or from NIS maps. 

master1# nispopulate -F -p /nis+files -d doc.com.

or 

master1# nispopulate -Y -d doc.com. -h salesmaster -a \ 172.31.58.111 -y sales.doc.com.

Add additional members to the admin group (2). 

master1# nisgrpadm -a admin. doc.com. topadmin.doc.com. \ secondadmin.doc.com.

Make a checkpoint of the NIS+ database. 

master1# nisping -C org_dir. doc.com.

Optionally configure Diffie-Hellman key length. 

client1# nisauthconf dh640-0 des

Initialize an NIS+ client machine in the doc.com. domain. 

client1# nisclient -i -d doc.com. -h master1

Initialize user as an NIS+ client. 

client1user1prompt% nisclient -u

Convert NIS+ client to NIS+ server, without or with NIS compatibility or with NIS and DNS. 

client1#rpc.nisd

or 

client1# rpc.nisd -Y

or 

client1# rpc.nisd -Y -B

Create a root replica. 

master1# nisserver -R -d doc.com. -h client1

Convert a server to a non-root master server of the sales.doc.com. domain.

master1# nisserver -M -d sales.doc.com. -h client2

Populate the new master server's NIS+ tables – from files or from NIS maps. 

client2# nispopulate -F -p /nis+files -d sales.doc.com.

or 

client2# nispopulate -Y -d sales.doc.com. -h \ businessmachine -a 172.31.58.242 -y business.doc.com.

Create a master server replica. 

client2# nisserver -R -d sales.doc.com. -h client3

Initialize an NIS+ client in the sales.doc.com. domain.

subclient1# nisclient -i -d sales.doc.com. -h client2

Initialize user as an NIS+ client. 

subclient1user2prompt% nisclient -u