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21. NIS and LDAP

In This Chapter

How NIS Works

Running an NIS Client

yppasswd: Changes NIS Passwords

Setting Up an NIS Server

yppasswdd: The NIS Password Update Daemon

LDAP

Setting Up an LDAP Server

Tools for Working with LDAP

Objectives

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

Describe the architecture and use of NIS

List advantages and disadvantages of NIS

Install an NIS server using static port assignments

Port existing local users ...

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