The ASC Server can be configured to utilize the Network Information Service
(NIS) to obtain a list of users and groups.
If you will be using NIS, you will need to install and configure the NIS client on
the ASC Server. On Linux Red Hat v7.3
1. From the ASC Server, type:
domainname X
where
X
is the domain name (Example: acer.com)
2. Edit the
/etc hosts
file and add the following information:
NIS_server_IP
NIS_server_name
For example:
/
NIS_server_IP 10.1.1.4
NIS_server_name server1
3. Edit /etc/yp.conf and add the following information:
domain X server NIS_server_name
ypserver NIS_server_name
For example:
domain acerstor.com server server1
ypserver server1
4. Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf and edit the following lines:
passwd: files nisplus
group: files nisplus
Change these two lines to:
passwd: files nis
group: files nis
5. Execute the following command:
ypbind
The NIS client should now be running.
6. To confirm that everything is running properly, execute the following
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