Below procedure gives the steps to configure NIS Master Server, Slave Server and Client services in both solaris 9 and Solaris 10

Configuring NIS Master Server

You must login as root.

1.  Define the NIS domainname.

# domainname example-domain –> “example-domain” is the domain name.  It could be any name you like.

2.  Populate the /etc/defaultdomain file with the domainname.

# domainname > /etc/defaultdomain

3.  Edit the /etc/hosts file to ensure that the NIS master and all NIS slave servers have been defined and that a fully qualified name exists for this server.

4.  Optionally, create an alternate directory and copy the source files there.

#  mkdir  /var/yp/src

# cd /etc

# cp auto_home auto_master bootparams  ethers group hosts  netgroup netmasks networks passwd  protocols  publickey rpc services shadow timezone  user_attr  /var/yp/src

5.  Edit the  Makefile.

 # cp /var/yp/Makefile /var/yp/Makefile.orig

# vi /var/yp/Makefile

Modify  DIR=  and  PWDIR=  entries to reflect the location of the alternate directory used in step 4.

Example: DIR=/var/yp/src

Example: PWDIR=/var/yp/src

If you wish NIS to resolve hosts through DNS comment out “B=” and uncomment

 “B=-b”.

Locate the target labeled all:  and remove any map from the definition that does not have a corresponding file and will not be used as part of this  service. 

 For example, bootparams,ethers, and timezone files do not exist by default, and may be removed.  This will avert errors during the make process ( i.e. make: Fatal error:  Command failed for target ‘k’).

 Note: If the netgroup map is to be used later, but does not yet exist, create a placeholder for this in the target directory.

# touch /var/yp/src/netgroup

Note: To relocate RBAC related files or /etc/inet/ipnodes consult the comments in /var/yp/Makefile.

 6.  Ensure files are selected as the naming service, if not previously defined.

# cp /etc/nsswitch.files  /etc/nsswitch.conf

7.  Initialize the server:

# cd /var/yp

# /usr/sbin/ypinit -m

It will ask you for the other yp server’s name.  Type the name of the server you are working on, along with the name of your NIS slave servers, and then press CTRL-D.It will ask the question “Do you want this procedure to quit on non-fatal errors [y/n:n]n. choose n.

8.  Start the NIS daemons.

# /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstart

This will start all NIS server daemons (ypbind ypserv ypxfrd rpc.yppasswdd rpc.ypupdated ).

# ps –ef  |grep yp

/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypbind

/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypserv -d

/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypxfrd

/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/rpc.yppasswdd -D /var/yp/src -m

/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/rpc.ypupdated

 Note: For Solaris 10, ypstart is automatically invoked from ypinit -m. Use the svcs  utility to view the state of the services.

# /usr/bin/svcs \*nis\*

STATE          STIME    FMRI

disabled       13:14:59 svc:/network/rpc/nisplus:default

online         13:28:34 svc:/network/nis/server:default

online         13:28:34 svc:/network/nis/xfr:default

online         13:28:34 svc:/network/nis/update:default

online         13:28:34 svc:/network/nis/passwd:default

online         13:28:35 svc:/network/nis/client:default

9.  Test the configuration.

# cd /var/yp

# /usr/ccs/bin/make    (this should complete without errors)

# ypcat -k hosts       (to make sure the new maps are there)

# ypwhich -m           (display the maps that are being served)

NOTE: All the resulting NIS maps will be stored under /var/yp/example-domain directory.

 10.  To enable this host as a NIS client.

# cp /etc/nsswitch.nis /etc/nsswitch.conf

Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf as necessary (ie. add dns entry).

Note: To control NIS services from the command line:

 # /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstop  (to stop NIS services)

# /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstart (to start NIS services)

 For Solaris 10, you can use:

# ypstop

or

# svcadm disable network/nis/server:default

# svcadm disable network/nis/client:default

# ypstart

or

# svcadm enable network/nis/server:default

# svcadm enable network/nis/client:default

# ypstop; ypstart (restart NIS Services)

 or

# svcadm restart network/nis/server:default

# svcadm restart network/nis/client:default

 Note: See man page securenets(4) for restricting access and use of /var/yp/securenets file.

 

Configuring NIS Slave Server

You must login as root.

1.  # domainname example-domain –> “example-domain” is the domainname.  It must be the same domainname as you have in NIS master.

2.  Populate the /etc/defaultdomain file with the domainname.

# domainname > /etc/defaultdomain

3.  Edit the /etc/hosts file to ensure that the NIS master and all NIS slave servers have been defined.

4.  # cp /etc/nsswitch.nis /etc/nsswitch.conf

Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf as necessary (ie. add dns entry).

5.  # /usr/sbin/ypinit -c

Above command initialize the slave server as a client first. The “ypinit” command prompts you for a list of NIS servers.  Enter the name of the local slave you are working on first, then the master server, followed by the other NIS servers in your domain in order from the physically closest to the furthermost (in network team), then press CTRL-D.

6.  Make sure “ypbind” is not running.

# ps -ef | grep ypbind

7.  Start ypbind

# /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstart

8.  Initialize this machine as a slave and transfer the NIS maps.

# /usr/sbin/ypinit -s master_machine_name

9.  Stop ypbind.

# /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstop

10. Start ypbind and ypserv.

# /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstart

Note for Solaris 10, you can use:

# ypstop

or

# svcadm disable network/nis/server:default

# svcadm disable network/nis/client:default

# ypstart

or

# svcadm enable network/nis/server:default

# svcadm enable network/nis/client:default

# ypstop; ypstart (restart NIS Services)

or

# svcadm restart network/nis/server:default

# svcadm restart network/nis/client:default

Note: See the man page securenets(4) for restricting access and use of /var/yp/securenets file.

 

Configuring NIS Client

 You must login as root.

1.  # domainname example-domain –>   “example-domain” is the domainname.  It must be the same domainname as you have in NIS master and slave.

2.  Populate the /etc/defaultdomain file with the domainname.

# domainname > /etc/defaultdomain

3.  Edit the /etc/hosts file to ensure that the NIS master and all NIS slave servers have been defined.

4.  # cp /etc/nsswitch.nis /etc/nsswitch.conf

Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf as necessary (ie. add dns entry).

5.  # /usr/sbin/ypinit -c

 Above command initializes the slave server as a client. You will be asked to name NIS servers from which the client may obtain nameservice information.  You may list as many master or slave servers as you want.  The servers that you list can be located anywhere in the domain. It is good practice to first list the servers closest (in net terms) to the machine, then those that are on more distant parts of the net, then press CTRL-D.

6.  Start ypbind.

# /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstart

 

Note for Solaris 10, you can use:

 

# ypstop

or

# svcadm disable network/nis/client:default

# ypstart

or

# svcadm enable network/nis/client:default

# ypstop; ypstart

or

# svcadm restart network/nis/client:default

 

7.  ypwhich –m

On the newly configured NIS client, test the NIS functionality by the above command.  The output should include the name of the NIS master server along with the database maps its serving.

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