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 |