How to configure ubuntu to join an nis domain

[Oca Vidal]

I will try this, thanks.

On 9/19/05, Johannes Behr <johannes.behr at igd.fhg.de> wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 2005-09-19 at 12:03 +0800, Oca Vidal wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just installed ubuntu 5.04. it installed flawlessly on my test
> > machine. not i have some installation and setup to tackle joning this
> > machine to our nis domain. any one able to join ubuntu to an nis
> > domain?
> 
> What I do/did:
> 
> 1. Install yp/nis-client (asks for nis-domain)
> 
> apt-get install nis
> 
> 2. Configure /etc/nsswitch.conf to use the nis information
> 
> add nis to all sections which should work with the nis service:
> 
> my /etc/nsswitch.conf:
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> # /etc/nsswitch.conf
> #
> # Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.
> # If you have the `glibc-doc' and `info' packages installed, try:
> # `info libc "Name Service Switch"' for information about this file.
> 
> passwd: files nis
> shadow: files nis
> group: files nis
> 
> hosts: files dns
> networks: files
> 
> protocols: db files
> services: db files
> ethers: db files
> rpc: db files
> 
> netgroup: nis
> 
> automount: files nis
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 3. Install auto-mounter to work with nis
> 
> apt-get install auto-fs
> 
> best regards,
> johannes
> 
> 
> 


-- 
Oscar J Vidal
ITC-System Administrator
Mountain View College
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