about NIS domain.

I have NIS server running in SUN. I have a lots new Linux machine to want to join NIS domain.

how to do?


pls tell me detail instruction.

very thanks!

I have two sun nis servers in my environment. My nis domain is "lab".

1) Create/Edit /etc/yp.conf
-----
domain lab server asterix.eng.collation.net
domain lab server idefix.lab.collation.net
-----

2) Make sure the client starts on reboot:
# chkconfig ypbind on

3) Make sure domainname will be set on reboot:
# echo "NISDOMAIN=lab" >>/etc/sysconfig/network

4) Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf and make sure that nis is specified for
all services that you want... Mine looks like this:
----
passwd: files nis
shadow: files nis
group: files nis
hosts: files dns
bootparams: files
ethers: files
netmasks: files nis
networks: files nis
protocols: files nis
rpc: files nis
services: files nis
netgroup: files nis
publickey: files nis
automount: files nis
aliases: files nis
----

5) reboot
(Ok, you don't have to reboot, but otherwise, you'll need to set the nis domain, then
start ypbind)

which os is finished the above steps?

linux or sun?

the above steps is for client or server configure?

You said you already had sun nis servers. The steps I gave need to be run on the linux boxes - and I'm only sure they work on redhat/fedora.