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>The Linux NIS(YP)/NYS/NIS+ HOWTO</TITLE
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>The Linux NIS(YP)/NYS/NIS+ HOWTO</H1
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CLASS="AUTHOR"
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>Thorsten Kukuk</A
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>v1.3, 1 July 2003<BR></P
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This document describes how to configure Linux as NIS(YP) or NIS+ client
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and how to install as NIS server.</P
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>Table of Contents</B
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>1. <A
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HREF="introduction.html"
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>Introduction</A
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>1.1. <A
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HREF="introduction.html#AEN29"
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>New Versions of this Document</A
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>1.2. <A
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HREF="introduction.html#AEN36"
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>Disclaimer</A
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>1.3. <A
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HREF="introduction.html#AEN39"
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>Feedback and Corrections</A
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>1.4. <A
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HREF="introduction.html#AEN45"
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>Acknowledgements</A
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>2. <A
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>Glossary and General Information</A
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>2.1. <A
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>Glossary of Terms
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>2.2. <A
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HREF="glossary.html#AEN120"
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>Some General Information
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>3. <A
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HREF="which.html"
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>NIS, NYS or NIS+ ?</A
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>3.1. <A
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HREF="which.html#AEN143"
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>libc 4/5 with traditional NIS or NYS ?
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>3.2. <A
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HREF="which.html#AEN153"
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>glibc 2 and NIS/NIS+
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>3.3. <A
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HREF="which.html#AEN160"
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>NIS or NIS+ ? </A
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>4. <A
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>How it works</A
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>4.1. <A
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HREF="operation.html#AEN167"
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>How NIS works </A
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>4.2. <A
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HREF="operation.html#AEN180"
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>How NIS+ works </A
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>5. <A
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HREF="portmapper.html"
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>The RPC Portmapper
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>6. <A
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HREF="setting_nis.html"
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>What do you need to set up NIS? </A
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>6.1. <A
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HREF="setting_nis.html#AEN205"
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>Determine whether you are a Server, Slave or Client. </A
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>6.2. <A
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HREF="setting_nis.html#AEN220"
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>The Software </A
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>7. <A
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>Setting Up the NIS Client</A
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>7.1. <A
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>The ypbind daemon
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>7.2. <A
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>Setting up a NIS Client using Traditional NIS </A
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>7.3. <A
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>Setting up a NIS Client using NYS </A
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>7.4. <A
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>Setting up a NIS Client using glibc 2.x </A
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>7.5. <A
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>The nsswitch.conf File
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>7.6. <A
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>Shadow Passwords with NIS </A
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>8. <A
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>What do you need to set up NIS+ ?</A
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>The Software </A
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>8.2. <A
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>Setting up a NIS+ client </A
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>8.3. <A
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>NIS+, keylogin, login and PAM </A
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>8.4. <A
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>The nsswitch.conf File
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>9. <A
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>Setting up a NIS Server </A
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>9.1. <A
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>The Server Program ypserv
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>The Server Program yps
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>The Program rpc.ypxfrd
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>The Program rpc.yppasswdd
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>Verifying the NIS/NYS Installation
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>Creating and Updating NIS maps </A
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>Creating new NIS maps </A
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>Updating NIS maps </A
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>Length of Map entries </A
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>12. <A
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>Surviving a Reboot</A
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>NIS Init Script</A
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>12.2. <A
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>NIS Domain Name</A
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>Distribution-specific Issues</A
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>13. <A
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>Changing passwords with rpasswd </A
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>Server Configuration </A
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>Client Configuration </A
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>14. <A
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>Common Problems and Troubleshooting NIS
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>15. <A
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>Frequently Asked Questions </A
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