Configuration for NIS client

After building NIS Server, Configure on clients in order to share users' accounts

[root@www ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/network
NETWORKING=yes
NETWORKING_IPV6=yes
HOSTNAME=www.server-linux.info
GATEWAY=192.168.0.1

# add at the bottom

NISDOMAIN=server-linux.info
[root@www ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/authconfig

USEWINBINDAUTH=no
USEKERBEROS=no
USESYSNETAUTH=no
FORCESMARTCARD=no
USESMBAUTH=no
USESMARTCARD=no
USELDAPAUTH=no
USELOCAUTHORIZE=no
USEWINBIND=no
USESHADOW=yes
USEDB=no
USEMD5=yes
USEPASSWDQC=no
USELDAP=no
USEHESIOD=no
USECRACKLIB=yes
USENIS= yes

# change

[root@www ~]# vi /etc/yp.conf
# Valid entries are
#
# domain NISDOMAIN server HOSTNAME
#Use server HOSTNAME for the domain NISDOMAIN.
#
# domain NISDOMAIN broadcast
#Use broadcast on the local net for domain NISDOMAIN
#
# domain NISDOMAIN slp
#Query local SLP server for ypserver supporting NISDOMAIN
#
# ypserver HOSTNAME
#Use server HOSTNAME for the local domain. The
#IP-address of server must be listed in /etc/hosts.
#
# broadcast
#If no server for the default domain is specified or
#none of them is rechable, try a broadcast call to
#find a server.
#

# add at the bottom domain server-linux.info server nfs.server-linux.info

[root@www ~]# vi /etc/nsswitch.conf
passwd: files nis # line 33: add
shadow: files nis # add
group: files nis # add
#hosts: db files nisplus nis dns
hosts: files dns nis # add
[root@www ~]# chkconfig ypbind on
[root@www ~]# chkconfig portmap on
[root@www ~]# shutdown -r now

www login: cent   # user name on NIS
Password:     # password
Last login: Sun Mar 11 22:02:12 on tty1
[cent@www ~]$ 
# just logined
[cent@www ~]$ ypwhich
nfs.server-linux.info
[cent@www ~]$ ypcat passwd
cent:x:500:500::/home/cent:/bin/bash
[cent@www ~]$ yppasswd

# change password

Changing NIS account information for cent on nfs.server-linux.info.
Please enter old password:

# current password

Changing NIS password for cent on nfs.server-linux.info.
Please enter new password:       # new password
Please retype new password:
The NIS password has been changed on nfs.server-linux.info.