Propagating NIS Tables

There are two methods of propagating NIS tables between master servers and slave servers. Between two Sun Directory Services servers, choose LDAP replication. Between a Sun Directory Services server and a legacy NIS server, you must use standard NIS replication.

Do not use both LDAP replication and standard NIS replication on the same subtrees or individual entries. As a general rule, use only one replication method between two servers.

Standard NIS Replication

If you make updates to your NIS files rather than to NIS entries in the directory, when you run make to rebuild the NIS tables, the dsyppush command is automatically executed.

LDAP Replication

If you make updates to NIS entries in the directory, you can enable automatic pushes of all maps to take place using the Admin Console. Alternatively, you can use the Synchronize Replicas button at any time to push just the maps you select.

For information on configuring LDAP replication, see Chapter 9, Implementing Replication.