In article <1004532867.3bdff48386479@demo.horde.org>,
	chris@dejection.org.uk writes:
> Has anyone got any information on configuring NIS/YP (both server and
> client) in NetBSD with decent examples?  

Use "domainname mynisdomain" and "ypinit -m" to setup a master server.
Put these entries into "/etc/rc.conf":

domainname=mynisdomain
ypbind=YES
ypserv=YES
yppasswdd=YES

Change your "/etc/nsswitch.conf" to actually use NIS. It could look like
this:

group:          nis [notfound=return] files
hosts:          files dns
netgroup:       files nis
networks:       files
passwd:         nis [notfound=return] files
shells:         files

Now reboot the new master server to activate NIS all over the place.

Use "domainname mynisdomain" and "ypinit -c" on the client. After activating
NIS there add this to "/etc/rc.conf":

domainname=mynisdomain
ypbind=YES

Change "/etc/nsswitch.conf" as described above and reboot the client.

	Kind regards

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://scheler.de/~matthias/