Configure NIS Client2017/07/20

Configure NIS Client.
This example is based on the environment below.

+----------------------+          |          +----------------------+
| [    NIS Server    ] |10.0.0.30 | 10.0.0.31| [    NIS Client    ] |
|    dlp.srv.world     +----------+----------+     www.srv.world    |
|                      |                     |                      |
+----------------------+                     +----------------------+

[1]	Configure NIS client.

[root@www ~]#

dnf -y install ypbind rpcbind

# set NIS domain

[root@www ~]#

ypdomainname srv.world

[root@www ~]#

echo "NISDOMAIN=srv.world" >> /etc/sysconfig/network

[root@www ~]#

authconfig \
--enablenis \
--nisdomain=srv.world \
--nisserver=dlp.srv.world \
--enablemkhomedir \
--update

[root@www ~]#

systemctl start rpcbind ypbind

[root@www ~]#

systemctl enable rpcbind ypbind

[root@www ~]#

exit

www login:

redhat

# NIS user

Password:

# NIS password

Creating home directory for redhat.

[redhat@www ~]$

# just logined

# show NIS server

[redhat@www ~]$

ypwhich

dlp.srv.world

# try to change NIS password

[redhat@www ~]$

yppasswd

Changing NIS account information for redhat on dlp.srv.world.
Please enter old password:

# current one

Changing NIS password for redhat on dlp.srv.world.
Please enter new password:

# new one

Please retype new password:

The NIS password has been changed on dlp.srv.world.

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