System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (FNS and NIS+)

NIS-Compatibility Mode Protocol Support

Table 26–14 shows which NIS protocols are supported by NIS+ servers in NIS- compatibility mode.

Table 26–14 Support for NIS Protocols by NIS+ Servers

NIS Protocols 

Compatibility Description 

NIS client V2 protocol 

Supported 

NIS server-to-server protocol 

Unsupported 

NIS client update protocol 

yppasswd protocol supported

NIS client V1 protocol 

Not supported except for YPPROC_NULL, YPPROC_DOMAIN, and YPPROC_DOMAIN_NONACK