Setting Up an NIS+ Root Server

The first step in establishing an NIS+ domain is to set up the root master server. The following section describes how to set up an NIS+ root server by using the nisserver script with default settings, which are listed below.

  • Security level 2 (DES)—The highest level of NIS+ security.

  • NIS compatibility set to OFF (instructions are provided for setting NIS compatibility).

  • /etc files or NIS maps used as the source of nameservice information.

  • admin.domainname is used as the NIS+ group.

Setting up an NIS+ root master server requires the following tasks.

  • Running the nisserver script.

  • Preparing /etc files or NIS maps used to transfer data to NIS+ tables.

  • Running the nispopulate script to populate the NIS+ tables created by ...

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