nis.conf(4nis)
nis.conf --
NIS configuration file
Synopsis
/etc/inet/nis.conf
Description
The nis.conf file contains variable declarations
that define the NIS configuration of a system.
These variable are sourced in by the NIS startup scripts,
/etc/rc2.d/S51domain and
/etc/rc2.d/S80nis (linked to
/etc/init.d/nis).
When configuring NIS,
ypinit(1Mnis)
creates the nis.conf file if it does not already exist.
Is the file is removed, NIS is not started when the system is next rebooted.
The NIS configuration variables are:
domain-
The name of the NIS domain.
isserver-
Set to 1 if the system is to act as an NIS server (master or slave).
Set to 0 if the system is to act as an NIS client.
ismaster-
If isserver is set to 1, set ismaster to 1
if the system is to act as an NIS master server.
Set to 0 if the system is to act as an NIS client or an
NIS slave server.
startypbind-
Set to 1 to start
ypbind(1Mnis)
on all NIS clients and servers.
Set to 0 to prevent ypbind being started.
startypserv-
Set to 1 to start
ypserv(1Mnis)
on all NIS servers.
Must be set to 0 on NIS clients.
startyppass-
Set to 1 to start
yppasswdd(1Mnis)
on the NIS master server.
Must be set to 0 on NIS
slave servers and NIS clients.
References
domainname(1Mnis),
ypbind(1Mnis),
ypserv(1Mnis),
ypinit(1Mnis),
yppasswdd(1Mnis)
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004