Configuring a NIS Client
Compared to configuring a NIS server, NIS clients are trivial. You must deal with three files, /etc/yp.conf, /etc/sysconfig/network, and /etc/nsswitch.conf.
There are two ways you can edit these files. You can edit them manually or you can use linuxconf. The most accurate way to make the changes is to edit the files manually. However, if you are a beginner and not used to editing configuration files, perhaps you should use linuxconf the first couple of times until you come to grips with what is happening.
Configuring a NIS Client with linuxconf
Type linuxconf at the command prompt. Then go to Networking, Client Tasks, and then Network Information System (NIS).
You are asked for the NIS domain name and for the name of ...
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