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NIS Configuration

NIS Configuration

To use NIS authentication, NIS is selected from the First Time Configuration script. To further control NIS authentication, edit the following configuration file as follows:

File to edit: /etc/nsswitch.conf

Format: <database>:<service>[<actions><service>]

Where:	Parameter Definition:
<database>	Available: aliases, ethers, group, hosts,
	netgroup, network, passwd, protocols,
	publickey, rpc, services, and shadow.
<service>	Available: nis (use NIS version 2), dns (use
	Domain Name Service), and files (use the
	local files).
<actions>	this syntax has this format:
	[<status>=<action>]
	WHERE:
	<status> = SUCCESS, NOTFOUND,
	UNAVAIL, or TRYAGAIN
	<action> = RETURN or CONTINUE
What the status messages mean:
Status:	Meaning:
SUCCESS	No error occurred and the desired value is
	returned. The default action for this status is
	return.
NOT FOUND	The lookup process works, but the needed
	value was not found. The default action for
	this status is continue.
UNAVAIL	The service is permanently unavailable.
TRYAGAIN	The service is temporarily unavailable.

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