Setting up NIS

Setting up an NIS domain

Preparing files on NIS clients
    Preparing /etc/hosts.equiv
    Preparing .rhosts
    Preparing /etc/hosts
    Preparing /etc/passwd
    Preparing /etc/group
    Preparing automounter files

Preparing NIS databases on the master server

Preparing the publickey file

Making the maps
    The default Makefile
    Making the automounter maps

Setting up the master server
    Building the maps
    Restricting access to the master server

Setting up slave servers

Setting up NIS clients

Setting up NIS clients for broadcasting

Updating the default NIS maps

Propagating an NIS map
    Using crontab with ypxfr
    Using shell scripts with ypxfr
    Invoking ypxfr directly
    Logging ypxfr activity

Obtaining map information

Turning off NIS
    Temporarily disabling NIS
    Permanently disabling NIS