NIS service is provided by five daemons as shown in Table 18-1.
Table 18-1 NIS Daemons|
Daemon |
Function |
|---|---|
|
ypserv |
Server process |
|
ypbind |
Binding process |
|
ypxfr |
High speed map transfer |
|
rpc.yppasswdd |
NIS password update daemon |
|
rpc.ypupdated |
Modifies other maps such as publickey |