UW Extension: Unix Linux Administration Extraordin-Air Team Final Project

Extraordin-Air Team Final Project

Project #29

Enable NIS on air.nesser.com

NOTE See class notes for complete instructions

1) Start needed support daemons

a) need to start time and time-udp for other projects
    change "disable" line in /etc/xinetd.d/time to no
    change "disable" line in /etc/xinetd.d/time-udp to no

b) type "service xinetd restart¨, confirm that everything is working

c) if "portmap" is not running, type "service portmap start", confirm that everything is working

d) Add S13portmap to /etc/rc3.d & /rc5.d     "ln -s ../init.d/portmap S13portmap"


2) Check that the /var/yp directory exists



3) Edit /etc/sysconfig/network to add

        NISDOMAIN=air.nesser

4) type "domainname air.nesser"



5) type "service ypserv start", confirm that everything's okay



6) type "/usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m", confirm that everything's okay



7) create nis directory in /etc



8) copy passwd, shadow, group & gshadow to /etc/nis



9) edit /var/yp/Makefile as follows

        a) change the variable YPPWDDIR to /etc/nis



        b) check that the "all" target includes at least - passwd, shadow and group

10) type "make" while in the /var/yp directory, confirm that everything's okay



11) Check that a "/var/yp/air.nesser" directory exists



12) edit the /etc/yp.conf file to add

        "domain air.nesser server air.nesser.com"

13) type "service ypbind start", confirm that everything's okay



14) type "ypcat passwd", confirm that passwd file is listed okay



15) edit /etc/nsswitch.conf as follows

        change the passwd:, shadow: & group: lines to "nis files" from "files nisplus"