System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (NIS+)

Related NIS+ Administration Commands for Groups

The nisgrpadm command performs most group administration tasks but several other commands affect groups as well,

Table 17–1 NIS+ Commands That Affect Groups


Command	Description	See
`nissetup`	Creates, among other things, the directory in which a domain's groups are stored: `groups_dir`.
`nisls`	Lists the contents of the `groups_dir` directory; in other words, all the groups in a domain. For each named groups there will be a table of that name in `groups_dir`.	Using the `nisls` Command With Directories
`nischgrp`	Changes or assigns a group to any NIS+ object.	Changing an NIS+ Object or Entry's Group
`niscat`	Lists the object properties and membership of an NIS+ group.	Using `niscat` With NIS+ Groups
`nisdefaults`	Lists, among other things, the group that will be assigned to any new NIS+ object.	Displaying NIS+ Defaults With `nisdefaults`

For a complete description of these commands and their syntax, and options, see the NIS+ man pages.

Note –

Do not use the nistbladm command to work with the NIS+ groups table.