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Next Previous Contents The Linux NIS(YP)/NYS/NIS+ HOWTO Thorsten Kukuk v1.0, 9 March 2025 This document describes how to configure Linux as NIS(YP) or NIS+ client and how to install as NIS server. 1. Introduction 1.1 New Versions of this Document 1.2 Disclaimer 1.3 Feedback and Corrections 1.4 Acknowledgements 2. Glossary and General Information 2.1 Glossary of Terms 2.2 Some General Information 3. NIS, NYS or NIS+ ? 3.1 libc 4/5 with traditional NIS or NYS ? 3.2 glibc 2 and NIS/NIS+ 3.3 NIS or NIS+ ? 4. How it works 4.1 How NIS works 4.2 How NIS+ works 5. The RPC Portmapper 6. What do you need to set up NIS? 6.1 Determine whether you are a Server, Slave or Client. 6.2 The Software 6.3 The ypbind daemon 6.4 Setting up a NIS Client using Traditional NIS 6.5 Setting up a NIS Client using NYS 6.6 Setting up a NIS Client using glibc 2.x 6.7 The nsswitch.conf File 6.8 Shadow Passwords with NIS 7. What do you need to set up NIS+ ? 7.1 The Software 7.2 Setting up a NIS+ client 7.3 NIS+, keylogin, login and PAM 7.4 The nsswitch.conf File 8. Setting up a NIS Server 8.1 The Server Program ypserv 8.2 The Server Program yps 8.3 The Program rpc.ypxfrd 8.4 The Program rpc.yppasswdd 9. Verifying the NIS/NYS Installation 10. Common Problems and Troubleshooting NIS 11. Frequently Asked Questions Next Previous Contents

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