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Message ID: 2     Entry time: Mon Sep 21 11:01:52 2015
Author: Stefan Ritt 
Type: Configuration 
Category: Network 
Subject: NIS 
! Note: at least two user entries in passwd file necessary !

Server
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- authconfig: enable NIS, domain "fast", server "fast", use shadow, MD5

- /etc/rc.d/init.d/ypserv start
  /etc/rc.d/init.d/ypbind start

- /var/yp/Makefile:
  # shadow -> shadow #
  netgrp   -> # netgrp

- /var/yp/secureent:
  255.255.255.0 10.0.0.0

- /usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m

- Test: ypcat passwd
        ypwhich
        ypmatch stefan passwd

Client
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- remove users from passwd/shadow

- [brsh] authconfig --enablenis --nisdomain fast --nisserver fast \
                    --useshadow --enablemd5 --kickstart

Update (after useradd)
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cd /var/yp; make
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