Name Service Configuration for NIS

If you are using NIS, you can specify in the /etc/nsswitch.conf file to search the NIS maps for projects:

project: nis files 

The NIS map, either project.byname or project.bynumber, has the same form as the /etc/project file:

projname:projid:comment:user-list:group-list:attributes

For more information, see System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).