Setting up a NIS Server
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1) Copy /etc/nsswitch.nis to /etc/nsswith.conf
2) Choose a NIS domain name (darren.com)
3) Issue the following command:
	# domainname darren.com
4) Put the domain name in the following config file:
	# echo darren.com > /etc/defaultdomain
5) Touch the following files (they need to exist even if zero length):
	# cd /etc
	# touch ethers bootparams locale timezone netgroup netmasks
6) Issue the following command:
	# ypinit -m
7) You will be prompted to enter a list of servers. Your hostname should already .
   exist.
8) Type ^d (ctrl d) to continue.
9) You will be prompted to have the system quit on "non-fatal" errors. Type "no"
10) You will them be asked to verify the list of servers in your NIS Domain. Type "y"
11) Issue the following command:
	# /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstart
12) You have now started the ypserv and ypbind daemons on the server.

Setting up a NIS Client
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1) Copy /etc/nsswitch.nis to /etc/nsswith.conf
2) Use the NIS master domain (darren.com).
3) Issue the following command:
	# domainname darren.com
4) Put the domain name in the following config file:
	# echo darren.com > /etc/defaultdomain
5) Issue the following command:
	# ypinit -c
6) You will be prompted to enter a list of servers. Enter the
   name of the master server if it does not already exist.
8) Type ^d (ctrl d) to continue.
9) You will them be asked to verify the list of servers in your NIS Domain. Type "y"
10) Issue the following command:
	# /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstart
11) You have now started the ypserv and ypbind daemons on the client.
12) Issue the following command:
	# ypwhich -m
13) The output of the previous command will show you which machine 
    the client has binded to.

Setting up a NIS Slave
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A Slave server must be initialized as a NIS client first.

1) Copy /etc/nsswitch.nis to /etc/nsswith.conf
2) Use the NIS master domain (darren.com)
3) Issue the following command:
	# domainname darren.com
4) Put the domain name in the following config file:
	# echo darren.com > /etc/defaultdomain
5) Issue the following command:
	# ypinit -c
6) You will be prompted to enter a list of servers. Enter the name of the master 
   if it does not already exist.
7) Type ^d (ctrl d) to continue. 
9) You will them be asked to verify the list of servers in your NIS Domain. Type "y"
10) Issue the following command:
	# /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstart
11) You have now started the ypserv and ypbind daemons on the slave.
12) Issue the following command:
	# ypinit -s "master"
13) The "master" server refers to the one you set up on the network already. 
    Add your hostname under the master server.
14) Issue the following command:
	# /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstop
15) The previous command stops all NIS services on the slave server.
16) Issue the following command:
	# /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstart
17) The previous command starts the ypserv and ypbind daemons on the slave.
18) Issue the following command:
	# ypwhich -m
19) The output of the previous command will show you which 
    machine the slave has binded to.
	
Adding a user on the NIS Master
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#!! Be sure to reboot -- -r the NIS Master after the preliminary set up of NIS.

1) # useradd -u 605 -g 10 -d /export/home/user5 -m -s /bin/ksh user5
2) # passwd user5
3) # vi /etc/passwd

user5:x:605:10::/home/user5:/bin/ksh

#!! Remove /export from the home directory field if using automounter.

4) # vi /etc/auto_home

user5	server:/export/home/user5

5) # cd /var/yp
6) # /usr/ccs/bin/make

#!! Updtae NIS maps.

7) # cd /usr/lib/netsvc/yp
8) # ./ypstop
9) # ./ypstart
10) # vi /etc/dfs/dfstab

share -F nfs -o rw /export/home

11) # unshareall
12) # shareall
13) # dfshares server
14) Log in on the client as the new user