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Configuring NIS Master Server

Typically, a single master server is responsible for one administrative domain. This server contains the configuration files that you maintain directly on the server. Periodically, these files are converted into maps and propagated to one or more slave servers on the network. To propagate the maps, the master server must know the name of each slave server.

To use this form, complete the entry fields or change the values that the entry fields contain; then click the Ok button to put the changes in effect.

Use the NIS Master Server Configuration form to set these parameters:

Enable NIS master server: This selection turns the master server function on or off for this host. Select Yes to start serving for this domain, or select No to stop serving for this domain.

(Default value: No)

NIS domain name: This field contains the name of the domain for which this host will act as master server. This is typically key words concatenated with a period (such as engr.sgi.com), and is frequently the same as the DNS domain name. Enter a one-word domain name; do not use spaces in your entry.

(Default value: none)

List of NIS slave servers: This list contains all NIS servers to which this server will propagate maps. This list can contain hostnames or Internet addresses in dotted decimal (such as 1.2.3.4) or hexadecimal (such as 0x01020304) notation. To add to the list, enter a hostname or address and press the Enter key after each entry.

(Default value: none)

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