openSolaris 2008 - Turning Off NIS Services - System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)

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If ypserv on the NIS master is disabled, you can no longer update any of the NIS maps.

To disable NIS on a client, type the following.
```
# svcadm disable network/nis/client
```
To disable NIS on a specific slave or master server, type the following on the server.
```
# svcadm disable network/nis/server
```

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