RE: NIS Server/Client setup
"Stephen Davies" <[email protected]> Thu, 29 Jan 2004 13:44:49 -0000
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3E66E.1052C03E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Drew for your help.=20 Ive discovered the man pages and they are helping a lot. I'll go now and = have a look at the yp.conf and ypserv.conf files etc =20 thanks steve -----Original Message----- From: Hamilton Andrew [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 29 January 2004 13:25 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: NIS Server/Client setup The best place to go is the man pages. If you are looking at doing auto = mounted home directories don't forget to look up autofs, exportfs and = exports. Look at /etc/yp.conf, /etc/ypserv.conf, /var/yp/Makefile. = Take a look at the init scripts ypbind, and ypserv. They will give you = a lot of hints on where to look for stuff and what to look at. Regards,=20 Drew=20 -----Original Message-----=20 From: Stephen Davies [ mailto:[email protected]]=20 Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 8:42 PM=20 To: [email protected]=20 Subject: NIS Server/Client setup=20 Hi,=20 Im a newby to linux and trying my best to get things going but really = struggling to get off the ground in places. I need a way for linux = clients to log-on to a linux network using accounts ?(like a windows = domain). I have believe a NIS server/client setup may be the way to go = but i'm not to sure if this is the best way and I've tried to follow the = How To's but I just cant get NIS to work at all :( All the step-by-steps = I have found tell me to use the yp programs like 'make' etc BUT HOW? = Does anyone have a NIS step-by-step install and config guide for a = beginner to understand ? I just can't find one that is clear and = understandable... steve=20 Solution IT systems Ltd=20 Complete Computing Solutions=20 Sales Freephone 0808 145 0234=20 Visit our website at www.solution-it.com=20 27/1/2004=20 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=20 This message contains confidential information=20 and is intended only for the individual named.=20 If you are not the named addressee you should=20 not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.=20 Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if=20 you have received this e-mail by mistake and=20 delete this e-mail from your system.=20 E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be=20 secure or error-free as information can be=20 intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive=20 late or incomplete, or contain viruses.=20 The sender therefore does not accept liability=20 for any errors or omissions in the contents of=20 this message which arise as a result of e-mail=20 transmission. 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This message is provided for informational purposes and should=20 not be construed as a solicitation or offer to=20 buy or sell any securities or related financial=20 instruments. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3E66E.1052C03E Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <TITLE>RE: NIS Server/Client setup</TITLE> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=3D125514513-29012004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>Thanks=20 Drew for your help. <BR>Ive discovered the man pages and they are = helping a lot.=20 I'll go now and have a look at the yp.conf and ypserv.conf files=20 etc</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D125514513-29012004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D125514513-29012004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>thanks</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D125514513-29012004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>steve</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT = face=3DTahoma=20 size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Hamilton Andrew=20 [mailto:[email protected]]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 29 January 2004=20 13:25<BR><B>To:</B> [email protected]<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: NIS=20 Server/Client setup<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <P><FONT size=3D2>The best place to go is the man pages. If you = are=20 looking at doing auto mounted home directories don't forget to look up = autofs,=20 exportfs and exports. Look at /etc/yp.conf, /etc/ypserv.conf,=20 /var/yp/Makefile. Take a look at the init scripts ypbind, and=20 ypserv. They will give you a lot of hints on where to look for = stuff and=20 what to look at.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3D2>Regards,</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>Drew</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT = size=3D2>From:=20 Stephen Davies [<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">mailto:[email protected]</A>]</= FONT>=20 <BR><FONT size=3D2>Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 8:42 PM</FONT> = <BR><FONT=20 size=3D2>To: [email protected]</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>Subject: = NIS=20 Server/Client setup</FONT> </P><BR><BR> <P><FONT size=3D2>Hi,</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>Im a newby to linux and trying my best to get things = going but=20 really struggling to get off the ground in places. I need a way for = linux=20 clients to log-on to a linux network using accounts ?(like a windows = domain).=20 I have believe a NIS server/client setup may be the way to go but i'm = not to=20 sure if this is the best way and I've tried to follow the How To's but = I just=20 cant get NIS to work at all :( All the step-by-steps I have found tell = me to=20 use the yp programs like 'make' etc BUT HOW? Does anyone have a NIS=20 step-by-step install and config guide for a beginner to understand ? I = just=20 can't find one that is clear and understandable...</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3D2>steve</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>Solution IT systems Ltd</FONT> <BR><FONT = size=3D2>Complete=20 Computing Solutions</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>Sales Freephone 0808 145 0234</FONT> <BR><FONT = size=3D2>Visit=20 our website at www.solution-it.com</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>27/1/2004</FONT> <BR><FONT=20 size=3D2>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>This = message=20 contains confidential information </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>and is = intended only=20 for the individual named. </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>If you are not the = named=20 addressee you should </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>not disseminate, = distribute or=20 copy this e-mail. </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>Please notify the sender = immediately=20 by e-mail if</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>you have received this e-mail = by mistake=20 and </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>delete this e-mail from your system. = </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3D2>E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to = be</FONT>=20 <BR><FONT size=3D2>secure or error-free as information can be = </FONT><BR><FONT=20 size=3D2>intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive</FONT> = <BR><FONT=20 size=3D2>late or incomplete, or contain viruses. </FONT><BR><FONT = size=3D2>The=20 sender therefore does not accept liability </FONT><BR><FONT = size=3D2>for any=20 errors or omissions in the contents of </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>this = message=20 which arise as a result of e-mail </FONT><BR><FONT = size=3D2>transmission. 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