Chapter 32. Configuring and Managing NIS
Chapter Syllabus
32.1 NIS Concepts
32.2 Configuring NIS
32.3 Managing NIS
32.4 Controlling Access
32.5 Using SAM to Configure NIS
The administration of multiple UNIX hosts on a network requires lots of time and effort, particularly in cases of large networks. For example, it is hard to keep user names and passwords on all network systems consistent. Similarly, if you are not using a DNS, maintenance of host files is cumbersome when the number of hosts grows large. Different techniques are used to keep the maintenance and management work as centralized as possible. In the last chapter, you studied the Domain Name System, where a centralized data base of host names and IP addresses is maintained. The Network Information ...
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