NIS+
NIS+ is similar to NIS, but with more features. NIS+ is not an extension of NIS, but a new software program. It was designed to replace NIS.
NIS addresses the administrative requirements of small-to-medium client/server computing networks—those with less than a few hundred clients. Some sites with thousands of users find NIS adequate as well. NIS+ is designed for the now-prevalent larger networks in which systems are spread across remote sites in various time zones and in which clients number in the thousands. In addition, the information stored in networks today changes much more frequently, and NIS had to be updated to handle this environment. Last, systems today require a high level of security, and NIS+ addresses many security issues ...
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