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System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (NIS+) |
Part I About Naming and Directory Services
Part II NIS+ Setup and Configuration
4. Configuring NIS+ With Scripts
5. Setting Up the NIS+ Root Domain
8. Configuring an NIS+ Non-Root Domain
10. NIS+ Tables and Information
12. Administering NIS+ Credentials
14. Administering Enhanced NIS+ Security Credentials
15. Administering NIS+ Access Rights
16. Administering NIS+ Passwords
18. Administering NIS+ Directories
20. NIS+ Server Use Customization
Default NIS+ Client Search Behavior
Designating NIS+ Preferred Servers
NIS+ Global Table or Local File
Default NIS+ Server Preferences
Efficiency and NIS+ Server Preference Numbers
Preferred-Only NIS+ Servers and All Servers
When NIS+ Server Preferences Take Effect
Viewing NIS+ Machine Preferences
How to View Preferences for an NIS+ Server
How to View Preferences for an NIS+ Machine
How to View Global Preferences for an NIS+ Machine
How to View Global Preferences for an NIS+ Subnet
Specifying NIS+ Preference Rank Numbers
Specifying NIS+ Global Server Preferences
How to Set Global Preferences for an NIS+ Subnet
How to Set Global Preferences for an Individual NIS+ Machine
How to Set Global Preferences for a Remote NIS+ Domain
Specifying Local NIS+ Server Preference
How to Set Preferences on a Local NIS+ Machine
Modifying NIS+ Server Preferences
How to Change an NIS+ Server's Preference Number
How to Replace One NIS+ Server With Another in a Preference List
How to Remove NIS+ Servers From Preference Lists
Replacing an Entire Preferred Server List in NIS+
Specifying Preferred-Only Servers in NIS+
How to Specify Preferred-Only Servers in NIS+
How to Revert to Using Non-Preferred Servers in NIS+
Ending Use of Server Preferences in NIS+
Eliminating Local Server Preferences in NIS+
How to Switch From Local to Global Subnet Preferences in NIS+
How to Switch From Local to Machine-Specific Global Preferences in NIS+
How to Stop a Machine From Using Any Server Preferences in NIS+
Putting NIS+ Server Preferences Into Immediate Effect
23. Information in NIS+ Tables
Common NIS+ Namespace Error Messages
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 NIS+ Client Search Behavior.
# 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.
# rm /var/nis/client_info
See How to Set Global Preferences for an Individual NIS+ Machine.
# 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.
# 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 NIS+ Client Search Behavior.