Problems in Mixed NIS Domains

Most of the preceding information assumes that both master and slave servers in the NIS domain are running the Solaris Release 2. If that is not the case, problems may arise. Table 18-1 summarizes how to successfully avoid problems in mixed NIS domains. The notation "4.0.3+" means "release 4.0.3 of the SunOS operating system or later." The command makedbm -b is a reference to the "-B" variable in the Makefile.

Table 18-1 NIS/DNS in Heterogeneous NIS Domains


Slave	Master
	4.0.3+	Solaris NIS
4.0.3+	Master: `makedbm -b` Slave: `ypxfr`	Master: `makedbm -b` Slave: `ypxfr -b`	Master: `ypserv -d` Slave: `ypxfr -b`
Solaris NIS	Master: `makedbm -b` Slave: `ypxfr`	Master: `makedbm -b` Slave: `ypxfr`	Master: `ypserv -d` Slave: `ypxfr` with `resolve.conf` or `ypxfr -b`

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