For more about NIS
To obtain more information about NIS
files and commands, consult the following reference manual pages:
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Manual page Information provided ---------------------------------------------------------------------- makedbm(NADM) make NIS ndbm file utility map2ascii(NADM) NIS database conversion routines ypinit(NADM) initialize NIS servers and clients ypmake(NADM) make NIS databases yppasswdd(NADM) server for modifying NIS password file yppoll(NADM) query NIS server for NIS map version yppush(NADM) propagate NIS map from master server to slaves ypserv(NADM) NIS server, binder, and transfer processes ypset(NADM) point ypbind at a particular server ypshad2pwd(NADM) install and update the /etc/passwd.yp passwd file ypwhich(NADM) which host is NIS server or map master ypxfr(NADM) transfer NIS map from server to here netgroup(NF) list of network groups ypfiles(NF) description of NIS database and directory structure ypmapxlate(NF) translation table for NIS map names domainname(NC) set or display current NIS domain ypcat(NC) print values of an NIS database ypmatch(NC) print values of one or more keys of NIS database yppasswd(NC) change login password in NISAdditional information on NIS may be found in the following book: Managing NFS and NIS; Stern, Hal (1991); O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., Sebastopol CA. ISBN: 0-937175-75-7.