How to Revert to Using Non-Preferred Servers

To specify that clients using a server list may obtain NIS+ information from servers not named in the list if no preferred servers are available:

Run nisprefadm with the -o all option.

#nisprefadm -L|-G -o all

Where:

• -L|-G determines whether you are modifying a local or a domain-wide server list.

• -o -all specifies that clients may obtain NIS+ information from servers not on the list if no preferred servers are available.

This is the default behavior. You only need to use the -o all option if you have previously specified preferred-only servers with the -o pref_only option.

For example, to specify in altair's local client_info file that altair can now use non-preferred servers if no preferred servers can be reached:

altair# nisprefadm -L -o all