NIS Server

############# To configure NIS Domain. #############

TO NFS Configuretion
1)To configure NFS>
#vim /etc/exports
/home *(rw,sync)

2)To restart the service.
#service portmap restart
#service nfs restart

3)To check the export directory.
#exportfs -rav

1)to configure Hostname & nisdomainname.
#vim /etc/sysconfig/network
HOSTNAME=station1.example.com
NISDOMAINNAME=example.com

HOSTNAME station1.example.com
NISDOMAINNAME example.com

2)To restart the service.
#service network restart

3)TO configure the yp.conf file.
#vim /etc/yp.conf
domain NISDOMAIN server HOSTNAME
domain example.com server server2.example.com

3)To configure the NIS server.
  # cd /var/yp/
  #/usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m
  ctrl+d
  (yes)

4)Restart the services.
#service portmap restart
#service nfs restart
#service ypserv restart
#service yppasswdd restart

5)Create user & update the NIS database file
#useradd vikas
#passwd vikas
#cd /var/yp/
#make


*To Client side configuration.

Install ypbind package.

1)To configure the nis server on client.
#authconfig-tui
enable[*] Use NIS
Domain: example.com
Server: station1.example.com
OK

2)Restart the service.
#service ypbind restart

3)To check.
#ypwhich

4)Mount the partion.
#mount (server ip):/(Servers home partition) /home
#mount 10.0.0.1:/home /home

5)To login by server user From client side.

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By Laxman D. Kadam
Ph. No. 9967413230
email:-vikasjk3@gmail.com