This document only describes how to set up the "ypserv" NIS server. The "yps" server setup is similar, _but_ not exactly the same so beware if you try to apply these instructions to "yps"!
The NIS server software can be found on:
Site Directory File Name
ftp.lysator.liu.se /pub/NYS/servers ypserv-0.11.tar.gz
ftp.funet.fi /pub/OS/Linux/BETA/NYS/servers ypserv-0.11.tar.gz
mcsun.eu.net /os/linux/BETA/NYS/servers ypserv-0.11.tar.gz
ftp.univie.ac.at /unix/system/linux/funet/BETA/NYS/servers
ypserv-0.11.tar.gz
The server setup is the same for both traditional NIS and NYS.
Compile the software to generate the "ypserv", "dbcat" and "dbload"
programs. Firstly, determine what files you require to be available
via NIS and then add or remove the appropriate entries to the
ypMakefile. Install the file ypMakefile into /var/yp
as the file Makefile.
Now build the DBM files by typing:
% cd /var/yp; make
Make sure the portmapper (rpc.portmap) is running, and start the server "ypserv". The command
% rpcinfo -u localhost ypserv
should output something like
program 100004 version 2 ready and waiting
That's it, your server is up and running.
Whenever users change their passwords, the NIS password database and probably other NIS databases, which depend on the NIS password database, should be updated. The program "yppasswdd" is a server that handles password changes and makes sure that the NIS information will be updated accordingly. The software for "yppasswdd" can be found on:
Site Directory File Name
ftp.lysator.liu.se /pub/NYS yppasswdd-0.5.tar.gz
ftp.funet.fi /pub/OS/Linux/BETA/NYS/servers yppasswdd-0.5.tar.gz
Once you obtained the software, please follow the instructions which come with the software.