Configure NIS Client2011/05/27

Configure on NIS clients in order to share users' accounts in your local networks.

[root@www ~]#

yum -y install ypbind rpcbind

[root@www ~]#

vi /etc/sysconfig/network

NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=www.srv.world

# add at the last line

NISDOMAIN=srv.world

[root@www ~]#

vi /etc/sysconfig/authconfig

USENIS=

yes

# line 20: change

[root@www ~]#

vi /etc/yp.conf

# add at the last line ( [domain] server [NIS server] )

domain srv.world server master.srv.world

[root@www ~]#

vi /etc/nsswitch.conf

passwd:

files

nis

# line 33: add

shadow:

files

nis

# add

group:

files

nis

# add

hosts:

files dns

nis

# add

# add optionally if you need ( create home directory automatically if it's none )

[root@www ~]#

vi /etc/pam.d/system-auth

# add at the last line

session optional pam_mkhomedir.so skel=/etc/skel umask=077

[root@www ~]#

chkconfig rpcbind on

[root@www ~]#

chkconfig ypbind on

[root@www ~]#

shutdown -r now

www.srv.world login:

fedora

# a user on NIS

Password:

# password

Creating directory '/home/fedora'.
Last login: Wed Mar 16 22:28:32 on ttyS0
[fedora@www ~]$

# logined

[fedora@www ~]$

ypwhich

master
[fedora@www ~]$

ypcat passwd

ubuntu:x:502:502::/home/ubuntu:/bin/bash
cent:x:501:501::/home/cent:/bin/bash
fedora:x:503:503::/home/fedora:/bin/bash
nfsnobody:x:4294967294:4294967294:Anonymous NFS User:/var/lib/nfs:/sbin/nologin
[fedora@www ~]$

ypcat hosts

10.0.0.100 master master.srv.world
10.0.0.100 master master.srv.world
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4
[fedora@www ~]$

yppasswd

# try to chnage NIS password

Changing NIS account information for fedora on master.
Please enter old password:

# current one

Changing NIS password for fedora on master.
Please enter new password:

# new one

Please retype new password:

The NIS password has been changed on master.
[fedora@www ~]$

# just changed

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