Nis Server Configuration for RHEL-5

Server side-: Install following package.

# yum install Ypserv

# yum install Ypbind

# yum install tools

# chkconfig ypserv on

# chkconfig yppasswdd on

# chkconfig ypxfrd on

# /etc/init.d /portmap restart

# chkconfig portmap on

Open file vim /etc/sysconfig/network

make this entry in file.

NISDOMAIN= ABC    "abc is a domian name"

save & exit file.

# service ypserv restart

# service yppasswd start

Make new user

adduser "username"

passwd "enter password"

enter new password “typpe new password”

retype new password “retype new password”

*remote home directory-:

# mkdir /abc

#chmod 777 /abc

#creaton of the user #

useradd -d /abc/test1 test1

passwd test1

useradd -d /abc/test2 test2

passwd test2

* type following command-:

# /usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m

 It will ask u next host to add#

Press CTR+D#

you will get below message #

The current list of NIS servers looks like this:

linux1.abc.com

Is this correct? [y/n: y]

#

#Press Y#

# Install nfs service#

chkconfig nfs on

chkconfig portmap on

chkconfig nfslock on

vim /etc/exports

 make the foolowing entry to share abc folder

/abc    *.192.168.10.0/24(rw,sync)

vim /etc/sysconfig/nfs

#make following entries in this file#

MOUNTD_PORT="4002"

STATD_PORT="4003"

LOCKD_TCPORT="4004"

LOCKD_UDPPORT="4004"

/etc/init.d/nfs restart

/etc/init.d/nfslock restart

/etc/init.d/portmap restart

exportfs -avf

show the exported folder

Client Side-:

now configure auto.misc and auto.master on client machine

make following entry in auto.misc

* -rw,soft,intr serveripaddress:/abc/&

make following entry in auto.master

/testhome etc/auto.misc

/etc/init.d/autofs restart

now run authconfig-tui

select nis domain

put ABC in domain fiels

server's ipaddress in server field

now login with user test1 from client machine in cmd prompt

Enjoy.........