Perform any of the following to alternate procedures to configure a client as a server. These procedures create a directory with the same name as the server and create the server's initialization files which are placed in /var/nis.
All servers in the same domain must have the same NIS-compatibility setting. For example, if the master server is NIS compatible, then its replicas should also be NIS compatible.
Edit the /etc/init.d/rpc file on the server to uncomment the whole line containing the string -EMULYP="-Y".
To do this, remove the # character from the beginning of the line.
Type the following as superuser.
client1# rpc.nisd -Y |
This procedure configures a NIS+ server with both DNS forwarding and NIS+ compatibility. Both of these features are needed to support SunOS 4.x clients.
Edit the /etc/init.d/rpc file on the server to uncomment the whole line containing the string EMULYP="-Y".
To do this, remove the # character from the beginning of the line.
Add -B to the above line inside the quotes.
The line should read:
Type the following command as superuser.
client1# rpc.nisd -Y -B |
Now this server is ready to be designated a master or replica of a domain.