Checklist: Setting up Server for NIS

Step Reference
Read about Server for NIS. Concepts
Log on as a member of the Schema Admins group on an Active Directory domain controller.

Install Server for NIS on the domain controller.

Important

  • Installing Server for NIS will extend the Active Directory schema, which is not reversible.
To install Server for NIS
Migrate Network Information Service (NIS) maps to Active Directory. Checklist: NIS migration to Active Directory using the Server for NIS Migration wizard
Set how often maps are propagated to subordinate (slave) NIS servers. To change the frequency of map updates to UNIX-based subordinate (slave) NIS servers
Review and, if needed, add or remove UNIX subordinate servers in the domain. To add or remove UNIX subordinate (slave) servers
As needed, install Server for NIS on other domain controllers, which will automatically be configured as subordinate servers. Install Password Synchronization on all other domain controllers. This will ensure that when a user's password is changed, the password will be updated across the domain. Server for NIS will receive the updated passwords when the data is replicated to the domain controller. To install Server for NIS

Synchronizing passwords with an NIS domain