NFS and NIS Administration

Command

Action

domainname

Set or display name of current NIS domain.

makedbm

Rebuild NIS databases.

rpcbind

DARPA port to RPC program number mapper.

portmap

The old name for rpcbind.

rpcinfo

Report RPC information.

ypbind

Connect to NIS server.

ypcat

Print values in NIS database.

ypinit

Build new NIS databases.

ypmatch

Print value of one or more NIS keys.

yppasswd

Change user password in NIS database.

yppasswdd

Update NIS database in response to yppasswd.

yppoll

Determine version of NIS map at NIS server.

yppush

Propagate NIS map.

ypserv

NIS server daemon.

ypset

Point ypbind at a specific server.

yptest

Check NIS configuration.

ypwhich

Display name of NIS server or map master.

ypxfr

Transfer NIS database from server to local host.

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