Network Information Services Client (NIS, aka YP) - YaST2 configuration module

Features

The NIS client config module manages /etc/yp.conf, /etc/defaultdomain, the relevant variables in /etc/sysconfig/ypbind and starts and stops the necessary init scripts: ypbind and portmap.

Background Documentation

• Linux NIS(YP) Server and Tools
• Linux Standard Base, Init Script Actions
• Why a reboot is needed after a change of ypdomainname FIXME: put it into ypdomainname man page.

Workflow

Changes since SL 7.2

The help text and the input box label mention multiple servers. See bug #9559.

Changes since SL 7.3

Added a quick automounter switch See bug #6092.

Changes since SL 8.0

Added a Details dialog. See bug #15666.

Added a Multiple domains dialog See bug #15665.

(Configuration over DHCP postponed.)

Overview

Individual dialogs

Delete:

Add/Edit:

Add/Edit server:

Switching from the multiple domain dialog to the single domain dialog:

Implementation

Autodocs