About the NIS+ Scripts

Caution -

Before running the NIS+ setup scripts, make sure you have performed the steps described in "Setup and Configuration Preparation".

The three NIS+ scripts--nisserver, nispopulate, and nisclient--enable you to set up a NIS+ namespace. The NIS+ scripts are Bourne shell scripts that execute groups of NIS+ commands so you do not have to type the NIS+ commands individually. Table 3-1 describes what each script does.

Table 3-1 NIS+ Scripts


NIS+ Script	What It Does
`nisserver`	Sets up the root master, non-root master and replica servers with level 2 security (DES)
`nispopulate`	Populates NIS+ tables in a specified domain from their corresponding system files or NIS maps
`nisclient`	Creates NIS+ credentials for hosts and users; initializes NIS+ hosts and users

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