Adding a user to a local group
Authentication and Access Control
Local vs. Remote Configurations
Backing up with "dump" and "tar"
Section A: Kerberos issue (KB951191)
Section B: NTLMv2 issue (KB957441)
Identity Mapping Directory-based Mapping
Identity Mapping Name-based Mapping
Mapping Rule Directional Symbols
RIP and RIPng Dynamic Routing Protocols
Receiver Configuration Examples
Network Information Service (NIS) is a name service for centralized management. The appliance can act as a NIS client for users and groups, so that:
NIS users can login to FTP and HTTP/WebDAV.
NIS users can be granted privileges for appliance administration. The appliance supplements NIS information with its own privilege settings.
Note that UIDs and GIDs from 0-99 inclusive are reserved by the operating system vendor for use in future applications. Their use by end system users or vendors of layered products is not supported and may cause security related issues with future applications.
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Changing services properties is documented in the BUI and CLI sections of Services.
The appliance will connect to the first NIS server listed or found using broadcast, and switch to the next if it stops responding.
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To view service logs, refer to the Logs section from Services.
The following are example tasks. See the BUI and CLI sections for how these tasks apply to each interface method.
If you have an existing user in NIS who would like to login using their NIS credentials and administer the appliance: