NIS service is provided by five daemons as shown in Table 17-1.
Table 17-1 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 |