Network information Service.

This service use for share a home directory.

At the server end.

 Package Required..

  # portmap

  # ypserv

#vi /etc/export

/home    *(rw,sync)

#rpm –qa portmap

#rpm –qa ypserv

(To find out kernel what to be export)

#exportfs –av

To know how many folder in sharing

# exports

# vi /etc/sysconfig/network

(Add following line)

NISDOMAIN = LINUX.LOCAL

# vi /etc/yp.conf

(Add following line)

 domain NISDOMAIN      server hostname

 domain LINUX.LOCAL    server stn1

# service ypserv restart

# service yppasswd restart

# service portmap restart

# service nfs restart

# service nfslock restart

# cd /var/yp 

# make

(to create nis domain)

 Client end…..

# service portmap restart

# showmount –e server ip

# service ypbind restart

# authconfig –tui

[*] NIS                   [*] use MD5 passwd

                          [*] use shadow passwd

# mount 192.168.1.9: /home  /home