Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations

NIS Syntax for name_service Keyword

Use the following syntax to configure the system to use the NIS naming service.


name_service=NIS {domain_name=domain-name 
                   name_server=hostname(ip-address)}
domain-name

Specifies the domain name

hostname

Specifies the host name of the name server

ip-address

Specifies the IP address of the name server


Example 2–4 Specifying a NIS Server With the name_service Keyword

The following example specifies a NIS server with the domain name west.example.com. The server's host name is timber, and the server IP address is 192.168.2.1.


name_service=NIS {domain_name=west.example.com 
                  name_server=timber(192.168.2.1)}

For more information about the NIS name service, see System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).