To use NIS on a workstation, do the following:
Start
+ + .Activate the
button.Enter the NIS domain. This is usually a domain name given by your administrator or a static IP address received by DHCP. For information about DHCP, see Kapitel DHCP (↑Referenz).
Enter your NIS servers and separate their addresses by spaces. If you do not know your NIS server, click on
to let YaST search for any NIS servers in your domain. Depending on the size of your local network, this may be a time-consuming process. asks for a NIS server in the local network after the specified servers fail to respond.Depending on your local installation, you may also want to activate the automounter. This option also installs additional software if required.
If you do not want other hosts to be able to query which server your
client is using, go to the man ypbind
.
Click
to save them and return to the YaST control center. Your client is now configured with NIS.