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NIS Configuration
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NIS Configuration
To use NIS authentication, NIS is selected from the First Time Configuration
script. To further control NIS authentication, edit the following configuration
file as follows:
File to edit: /etc/nsswitch.conf
Format: <database>:<service>[<actions><service>]
What the status messages mean:
Where: Parameter Definition:
<database> Available: aliases, ethers, group, hosts,
netgroup, network, passwd, protocols,
publickey, rpc, services, and shadow.
<service> Available: nis (use NIS version 2), dns (use
Domain Name Service), and files (use the
local files).
<actions> this syntax has this format:
[<status>=<action>]
WHERE:
<status> = SUCCESS, NOTFOUND,
UNAVAIL, or TRYAGAIN
<action> = RETURN or CONTINUE
Status: Meaning:
SUCCESS No error occurred and the desired value is
returned. The default action for this status is
return .
NOT FOUND The lookup process works, but the needed
value was not found. The default action for
this status is
continue .
UNAVAIL The service is permanently unavailable.
TRYAGAIN The service is temporarily unavailable.