Setting up NIS -------------- To set-up the server: install package ypserv add somewhere 'domainname ' in your rc scripts execute domainname set up /var/yp/Makefile for maps make this will create /var/yp/ with maps inside set up /etc/ypserv.conf reboot To set-up the client: install yp-clients setup domainname as for the server get ypbind, it won't work w/o it ! get yppasswd to change passwd (yppasswd is in the ypserv i believe) rename the /bin/passwd command and link yppasswd to passwd set up /etc/yp.conf reboot