Removing NIS+ From a Client Machine

This section described how to remove NIS+ from a client machine. Keep in mind that removing NIS+ from a client machine does not remove the NIS+ name service from your network. See Removing the NIS+ Namespace for information on removing the NIS+ name service from a network and returning to either NIS or /etc files for name purposes.

Removing NIS+ That Was Installed Using nisclient

To remove NIS+ from a client machine that was set up as an NIS+ client using the nisclient -i script as described in Chapter 4, Configuring NIS+ With Scripts, run nisclient with the -r option:

client# nisclient -r

nisclient -r simply undoes the most recent iteration of nisclient -i; it restores the previous naming system used by the client, such as NIS or /etc files.

Removing NIS+ That Was Installed Using NIS+ Commands

To remove NIS+ from a client machine that was set up as an NIS+ client using the nisaddcred, domainname, and nisinit commands as described in Chapter 4, Configuring NIS+ With Scripts, perform the following steps:

How to Remove NIS+ That Was Installed Using NIS+ Commands

1. Remove the .rootkey file.

   client# rm -f /etc/.rootkey

2. Stop the keyserver.

   client# svcadm disable /network/rpc/keyserv

3. Stop the NIS+ service.

   This stops the rpc.nisd daemon and the nis_cachemgr.

   client# svcadm disable /network/rpc/nisplus:default

4. Stop the name service cache (nscd).

   client# svcadm disable /system/name-service-cache:default

5. Remove the /var/nis directory and files.

   clientmachine# rm -rf /var/nis/*