1. Open Services for UNIX Administration.
2. If necessary, connect to the computer you want to manage.
3. Click Server for NIS.
4. Click Check Now.

Note

• To open Services for UNIX Administration, click Start, point to Programs, point to Windows Services for UNIX, and then click Services for UNIX Administration.

• At a command prompt, type:

  nisadmin [server] syncall [–u user [–p password]]

Argument	Description
syncall	Propagate all maps.
server	The name of the server where the maps are stored.
user	The name of the user who has administrator permissions on the server, if different from the current user.
password	The password of the user who has administrator permissions on the server, if different from the current user. If you type a user name but omit the password, you will be prompted for the password.

Note

• To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:

• nisadmin /?