This method initializes an NIS+ client by sending an IP broadcast on the client's subnet.
This is the simplest way to configure a client but is also the least secure. The NIS+ server that responds to the broadcast sends the client all the information that the client needs in its cold-start file, including the server's public key. Presumably, only an NIS+ server will respond to the broadcast. However, the client has no way of knowing whether the machine that responded to the broadcast is indeed a trusted server. As a result, this method is only recommended for sites with small, secure networks.
You must perform this task as superuser on the client.
At least one NIS+ server must exist on the same subnet as the client. The client must use the same Diffie-Hellman key lengths as those on the master server. See nisauthconf(1M).
You need the superuser password to the client.
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Initializing an NIS+ Client |
Use nisclient command to initialize an NIS+ client |