1.
Introduction
More and more, Linux machines are installed as part of a network
of computers. To simplify network administration, most networks
(mostly Sun-based networks) run the Network Information Service.
Linux machines can take full advantage of existing NIS service or
provide NIS service themselves. Linux machines can also act as full
NIS+ clients, this support is in beta stage.
This document tries to answer questions about setting up NIS(YP)
and NIS+ on your Linux machine. Don't forget to read Section 5.
The NIS-Howto is edited and maintained by
The primary source of the information for the initial NIS-Howto
was from:
who we should thank for writing the first versions of this
document.
