Initialize the client.
This step initializes the client and creates a NIS_COLD_START file in its /var/nis directory. Use the nisinit command with the -c and -B options.
client1# nisinit -c -B This machine is in the doc.com. NIS+ domain. Setting up NIS+ client ... All done. |
An NIS+ server on the same subnet will reply to the broadcast and add its location information into the client's cold-start file.