Ending local preferences can mean one of three different things:
That you want the machine to stop using its local client_info file for its server preferences and start using the preferences set for its subnet in the domain's global client_info table.
That you want this machine to stop using its local client_info file for its server preferences and start using the preferences set for it specifically in the domain's global client_info table.
That you do not want the machine to use server preferences at all. When a machine does not use server preferences, it obtains NIS+ information as described in "Default Client Search Behavior".
Remove the machine's /var/nis/client_info file.
# rm /var/nis/client_info |
This causes the machine to use the preferences specified for the machine's subnet in the domain's global client_info table.
Remove the machine's /var/nis/client_info file.
# rm /var/nis/client_info |
Specify preferences for the machine in the global table using the -G and -C options.
See "How to Set Global Preferences for an Individual Machine".
Remove the machine's /var/nis/client_info file.
# rm /var/nis/client_info |
If the machine's domain does not have a global client_info table, this step is all you have to do. If the domain does have a client_info table, continue on to the next step.
Create an empty /var/nis/client_info file.
# touch /var/nis/client_info |
When a machine has its own /var/nis/client_info file, it does not use global preferences from any client_info table. If the machine has an empty /var/nis/client_info file, it will not use any preferences at all and will obtain NIS+ information, as described in "Default Client Search Behavior".