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Packages for Server: yptool, ypserv,ypbind
Install yptool,ypserv and ypbind packages in server system
To start service
service yppasswdd start
service nfs start
service portmap start
Configure domain name
Open /etc/sysconfig/network file and add the following line to assign your domain name.
NISDOMAIN = domainname
Open /etc/sysconfig/authconfig file and convert no to yes
USENIS = no
To check nis domainname
Execute the following command and restart all service given below
nisdomainname
service ypserv restart
service yppasswdd restart
service portmap restart
service nfs restart
To bind nis execute the following command and press ctrl D and type yes
/usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m
Restart the following service
service ypbind restart
service ypxfrd restart
To check whether ports are open execute the following command
rpcinfo -p localhost
Configure nfs
Open /etc/exports file and enter the following line to share folder
/home * (rw,sync)
Create user by following command
useradd nis1
Execute make command from the following folder /var/yp as given below
cd /var/yp
make
Now the nisdomain directory will be created under /var/yp folder
restart all above services
Nis Client
Package: ypbind
Install the ypbind package
Open /etc/sysconfig/network file and add the following line
NISDOMAIN=domainname
Start service
service ypbind restart
Execute the following command and configure nis
authconfig-tui
select nis
domain name :
server ip :
Mount client to server automatically
Package: autofs
Add the following line in /etc/auto.master file
/misc /etc/auto.misc
/home /etc/auto.home
Create /etc/auto.home file and add the following any line without bracket content
nis1 -rw,soft,intr serverip:/home/nis1 ( for particular user)
or
* -rw,soft/intr serverip:/home/& ( for all users )
Now you can login as nis1 from client by using following command
su - nis1
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