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How to Setup and Configure NIS/YP Services

This is a step-by-step tutorial that explains the installation and configuration of ypserv NIS server and client.

NIS and NIS+ cheat sheet

This quick reference guide provides a crib sheet style listing for administrating NIS and NIS+ environments.

Solaris Name Services

With Solaris we have five name services include local files, nis (formerly YP), nisplus (NIS+), DNS and now we have LDAP.