To specify that clients using a server list may obtain NIS+ information from servers not named in the list if no preferred servers are available:
Run nisprefadm with the -o all option.
#nisprefadm -L|-G -o all |
Where:
-L|-G determines whether you are modifying a local or a domain-wide server list.
-o -all specifies that clients may obtain NIS+ information from servers not on the list if no preferred servers are available.
This is the default behavior. You only need to use the -o all option if you have previously specified preferred-only servers with the -o pref_only option.
For example, to specify in altair's local client_info file that altair can now use non-preferred servers if no preferred servers can be reached:
altair# nisprefadm -L -o all |