Set Up the NIS+ Name Service

Skip this procedure if the client specified NIS+ during network install.

1. As root, at label admin_low, add the workstation as a NIS+ client using the Create NIS+ Client action in the System_Admin folder.

   See "To Run a Script from the System_Admin Folder" if you are unfamiliar with using trusted actions.

   There is a period after the domain name.

2. Enter the NIS+ domain name and hostname of the root master.

   For example,

   Domain Name: aviary.eco.org. Hostname of NIS+ Master: grebe

   There is a period at the end of the domain name.

3. Answer the prompts ( y, (your-master's-ip-address), nisplus, rootpassword).

   You can ignore diagnostics printing out that certain files and directories cannot be located. The files and directories will be created.

4. Do not reboot when the nisclient(1M) script prints out:

   Once initialization is done, you will need to reboot your machine.
   

   You will reboot after setting up DNS. If you are configuring the home directory server, you will reboot after sharing the home directories.