NIS Configuration

Network Information Service (NIS) is a name service for centralized management. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance can act as an NIS client for users and groups, with the following characteristics:

• NIS users can log in to the FTP and HTTP services.

• NIS users can be granted privileges for appliance administration. The appliance supplements NIS information with its own privilege settings.

To configure NIS, see the following sections:

• NIS Properties and Logs

• Adding an NIS User to the Appliance