Before You Begin
The following procedure requires that the host names in the client configuration script are resolved. If you intend to provide a host name instead of an IP address, ensure that there are appropriate entries for each NIS server in the /etc/hosts file on the client before performing this procedure. For more information, see the ypinit(8) man page.
For more information about obtaining the appropriate rights to perform specific tasks, see Using Your Assigned Administrative Rights in Securing Users and Processes in Oracle Solaris 11.4.
# domainname example.com # svcadm enable network/nis/domain
# ypinit -c
You are prompted to name the NIS servers from which the client obtains naming service information. You can list the master server and as many slave servers as you want. The servers that you list can be located anywhere in the domain. It is a better practice to first list the servers closest (in network terms) to the physical machine, than those servers that are located on more distant parts of the network.