Configuring an NIS Domain

Context

Network Information Service (NIS) is a directory service technology that centrally controls the system management database. NIS addresses this challenge by providing the network information for all hosts in a LAN. Specifically, when a user's user name and password are stored in the NIS password database, this user can log in to any computers running the NIS client software. In addition, you can centrally manage the complete network information of the LAN simply by maintaining the databases on the NIS server.

Prerequisites

An NIS domain has been set up.

Procedure

1. Choose Resources > Access > Account.
2. Click the name of the desired account. On the page that is displayed, click the Domain Configuration tab.
3. Select NIS and click click Configure.

   The Configure NIS Domain page is displayed on the right.

   

   Click Restore to Initial to restore the configured parameters to the initial values.

4. Configure the NIS domain. Table 1 describes related parameters.

   Table 1 Basic NIS domain parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Domain Name	Indicates the domain name of the NIS domain server.
   Active Server IP Address	Indicates the IPv4 address or domain name of the active NIS server. NOTE: Ensure that the IP address or domain name is reachable. Otherwise, user authentication commands and network commands will time out. Click Test to check the connectivity of the entered IP address or domain name.
   Standby Server Address 1	Indicates the IPv4 address or domain name of standby NIS server 1. NOTE: Ensure that the IP address or domain name is reachable. Otherwise, user authentication commands and network commands will time out. Click Test to check the connectivity of the entered IP address or domain name.
   Standby Server Address 2	Indicates the IPv4 address or domain name of standby NIS server 2. NOTE: Ensure that the IP address or domain name is reachable. Otherwise, user authentication commands and network commands will time out. Click Test to check the connectivity of the entered IP address or domain name.

5. Click OK.