The nissetup command expands an existing NIS+ directory object into a domain by creating the org_dir and groups_dir directories, and a full set of NIS+ tables. It does not, however, populate the tables with data. For that, you will need the nisaddent command, described in The nisaddent Command. Expanding a directory into a domain is part of the process of setting up a domain.
When setting up a new NIS+ domain, the nisserverscript is easier to use than the nissetup command. SeeSetting Up NIS+ Root Servers for a full description of using nisserver.
The nissetup command can expand a directory into a domain that supports NIS clients as well.
To use nissetup, you must have modify rights to the directory under which you'll store the tables.
You can use the nissetup command with or without a directory name. If you don't supply the directory name, it uses the default directory. Each object that is added is listed in the output.
rootmaster# /usr/lib/nis/nissetup doc.com. org_dir.doc.com. created groups_dir.doc.com. created auto_master.org_dir.doc.com. created auto_home.org_dir.doc.com. created bootparams.org_dir.doc.com. created cred.org_dir.doc.com. created ethers.org_dir.doc.com. created group.org_dir.doc.com. created hosts.org_dir.doc.com. created mail_aliases.org_dir.doc.com. created sendmailvars.org_dir.doc.com. created netmasks.org_dir.doc.com. created netgroup.org_dir.doc.com. created networks.org_dir.doc.com. created passwd.org_dir.doc.com. created protocols.org_dir.doc.com. created rpc.org_dir.doc.com. created services.org_dir.doc.com. created timezone.org_dir.doc.com. created |
To expand a directory into a domain that supports NIS+ and NIS client requests, use the -Y flag. The tables are created with read rights for the nobody class so that NIS clients requests can access them.
rootmaster# /usr/lib/nis/nissetup -Y Test.doc.com. |