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1. Solaris
Hi guys,
In my Sol-10 i setup NIS server following the oracle doc and setup a Linux as NIS client all went ok.
I added another Sol-10 and configure it as a NIS slave server following the oracle doc again. and added the server on the yp.conf on my NIS client
How do i test if my NIS slave... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: batas
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2. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hello - This could be a stupid question. But can we configure NIS with different flavors of UNIX. Like Master on AIX and slave on Solaris?
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Hi - Can anyone please answer this? (1 Reply)
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3. Web Development
Anyone have a clue about this?
I have checked the MySQL documentation and it does not seem possible to exclude a row of a table from replication between Master and Slave. It seems that replication in MySQL can only be managed at the table level, not at the row level.
Does anyone know a work... (5 Replies)
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4. Solaris
Hi,
I'm learning for my Solaris 10 sys-admin part 2. I'm now trying to get nis working because for the exercise. I run in to a problem.
Setup:
Three Systems
solaris101 (client)
Nothing wrong here havent made any config changes yet.
solaris102 (master server)
Interfaces
... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: jld
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5. Solaris
Hi All,
I have a client already binded with a NIS master server. Now, I want to bind this particular client to one of NIS slave. How to do it?
Thanks,
Deepak (2 Replies)
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6. SuSE
I am setting up the NIS slave server to automount the home directory just like its master server on suse linux (SLES 10).
Since the master will be the first to mount the /home on the client. I have not been able to mount the /home on the on the slave when the master NIS server is unavailable.... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: ibroxy
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7. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I am setting up the NIS slave server to automount the home directory just like its master server on suse linux (SLES 10).
Since the master will be the first to mount the /home on the client. I have not been able to mount the /home on the on the slave when the master NIS server is unavailable.
How... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: ibroxy
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8. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I am changing the IP on my NIS server. Are there any files that need to be changed on my other servers that are using NIS? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: calamine
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9. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Our NIS master server went down. We have since fixed it and brought it back up. However all of are machines still point to the slave server when looking at it with ypwhich. My question is how do i point the servers back to the master.
Frank (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: frankkahle
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ypwhich(1) General Commands Manual ypwhich(1)
NAME
ypwhich - list which host is Network Information System server or map master
SYNOPSIS
domain] [hostname]
domain] [mname]]
Remarks
The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Yellow Pages (YP). Although the name has changed, the functionality of the
service remains the same.
DESCRIPTION
lists the host name of the Network Information System (NIS) server that supplies NIS services to a NIS client. It can also print the NIS
server that is the master for mname. The mname can be either a mapname or a map nickname. A map nickname is a synonym by which a NIS map
can be referenced.
If invoked without arguments, prints the host name of the NIS server serving the local machine. If hostname is specified, that machine is
queried to determine which NIS server it is using.
Options
recognizes the following command-line options and arguments:
Specify a domain other than the one returned by domainname(1).
Specify the version
(n) of which is to be queried. Permitted values for n are 2 for V2 and 3 for V3. V3 is the default.
Inhibit the translation of a map's
nickname to its corresponding mapname. For example, fails because there is no map named whereas translates to This
option is useful if a mapname is identical to a nickname (which is not true of any HP map).
List the master NIS server for a map.
No hostname can be specified with The mname can be a mapname or a map nickname. If mname is omitted, a complete list
of available maps and the corresponding host names of the master NIS servers is produced.
Display the nickname for each NIS map.
WARNINGS
Starting with ONCplus version B.11.31.02, the NIS Version 1 protocol is no longer available.
AUTHOR
was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
SEE ALSO
domainname(1), ypserv(1M), ypset(1M), ypfiles(4).
ypwhich(1)