nisserver(1M)						  System Administration Commands					     nisserver(1M)

NAME

       nisserver - set up NIS+ servers

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/lib/nis/nisserver -r [-x] [-f] [-v] [-Y]
	    [-d NIS+_domain] [-g NIS+_groupname]
	    [-l network_passwd]

       /usr/lib/nis/nisserver -M [-x] [-f] [-v] [-Y] -d NIS+_domain
	    [-g NIS+_groupname]
	    [-h NIS+_server_host]

       /usr/lib/nis/nisserver -R [-x] [-f] [-v] [-Y]
	    [-d NIS+_domain] [-h NIS+_server_host]

DESCRIPTION

       The  nisserver  shell  script can be used to set up a root master, non-root master, and replica NIS+ server with level 2 security (DES). If
       other authentication mechanisms are configured with nisauthconf(1M), nisserver will set up a NIS+ server using those  mechanisms.  nisauth-
       conf(1M) should be used before nisserver.

       When  setting up a new domain, this script creates the NIS+ directories (including groups_dir and org_dir) and system table objects for the
       domain specified. It does not populate the tables. nispopulate(1M) must be used to populate the tables.

OPTIONS

       -d NIS+_domain	      Specifies the name for the NIS+ domain. The default is your local domain.

       -f		      Forces the NIS+ server setup without prompting for confirmation.

       -g NIS+_groupname      Specifies the NIS+ group name for the new domain. This option is not valid with -R  option.  The	default  group	is
			      admin.<domain>.

       -h NIS+_server_host    Specifies the hostname for the NIS+ server. It must be a valid host in the local domain. Use a fully qualified host-
			      name (for example, hostx.xyz.sun.com.) to specify a host outside of your local domain. This option is only used  for
			      setting  up non-root master or replica servers. The default for non-root master server setup is to use the same list
			      of servers as the parent domain. The default for replica server setup is the local hostname.

       -l network_password    Specifies the network password with which to create the credentials for the root master server. This option is  only
			      used for master root server setup (-r option). If this option is not specified, the script prompts you for the login
			      password.

       -M		      Sets up the specified host as a master server. Make sure that rpc.nisd(1M) is  running  on  the  new  master  server
			      before this command is executed.

       -R		      Sets up the specified host as a replica server. Make sure that rpc.nisd is running on the new replica server.

       -r		      Sets up the server as a root master server. Use the -R option to set up a root replica server.

       -v		      Runs the script in verbose mode.

       -x		      Turns  the echo mode on. The script just prints the commands that it would have executed. Note that the commands are
			      not actually executed. The default is off.

       -Y		      Sets up a NIS+ server with NIS-compatibility mode. The default is to set up  the	server	without  NIS-compatibility
			      mode.

USAGE

       Use  the  first synopsis of the command (-r) to set up a root master server. To run the command, you must be logged in as super-user on the
       server machine.

       Use the second synopsis of the command (-M) to set up a non-root master server for the specified domain. To run the command,  you  must	be
       logged  in  as  a NIS+ principal on a NIS+ machine and have write permission to the parent directory of the domain that you are setting up.
       The new non-root master server machine must already be an NIS+ client (see nisclient(1M)) and have the rpc.nisd(1M) daemon running.

       Use the third synopsis of the command (-R) to set up a replica server for both root and non-root domains. To run the command, you  must	be
       logged  in  as a NIS+ principal on a NIS+ machine and have write permission to the parent directory of the domain that you are replicating.
       The new non-root replica server machine must already be an NIS+ client and have the rpc.nisd daemon running.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1 Setting up Servers

       To set up a root master server for domain sun.com.:

	 root_server# /usr/lib/nis/nisserver -r -d sun.com.

       For the following examples make sure that the new servers are NIS+ clients and that rpc.nisd is running on  these  hosts  before  executing
       nisserver. To set up a replica server for the sun.com. domain on host sunreplica:

	 root_server# /usr/lib/nis/nisserver -R -d sun.com. -h sunrep

       To set up a non-root master server for domain xyz.sun.com. on host sunxyz with the NIS+ groupname as admin-mgr.xyz.sun.com.:

	 root_server# /usr/lib/nis/nisserver -M -d xyz.sun.com. -h sunxyz 
	 -g admin-mgr.xyz.sun.com.

       To set up a non-root replica server for domain xyz.sun.com. on host sunabc:

	 sunxyz# /usr/lib/nis/nisserver -R -d xyz.sun.com. -h sunabc

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       NIS+(1),  nisgrpadm(1),	nismkdir(1),  nisaddcred(1M),  nisauthconf(1M),  nisclient(1M), nisinit(1M), nispopulate(1M), nisprefadm(1M), nis-
       setup(1M), rpc.nisd(1M),  attributes(5)

NOTES

       NIS+ might not be supported in future releases of the Solaris Operating system. Tools to aid the migration from NIS+ to LDAP are  available
       in the current Solaris release. For more information, visit http://www.sun.com/directory/nisplus/transition.html.

SunOS 5.11							    13 Dec 2001 						     nisserver(1M)