Administering Server for NIS

This section provides information on:

• Installing and uninstalling Server for NIS
• Starting and stopping Server for NIS
• Configuring UNIX NIS server to use Server for NIS as the master server
• Configuring UNIX clients to use Server for NIS as the master server
• Using the Migration wizard
• Using the command-line utility for migration
• Managing standard and nonstandard maps
• Managing NIS users
• Managing NIS groups
• Managing NIS computers
• Synchronizing user passwords
• Setting UNIX passwords to special values
• Synchronizing and propagating NIS changes
• Sending periodic map updates to subordinate (slave) NIS servers
• Pushing map updates immediately