nis server / client

Server  configuration:

yum install ypserv

 

vi /etc/sysconfig/network

NISDOMAIN=RHCE

 

vi  /var/yp/Makefile

MINUID=5001

MINGID=5001

 

mkdir /home/server

chmod 1777 /home/server

 

useradd -u 5001 -d /home/server/rhce100  rhce100

passwd rhce100

useradd -u 5002 -d /home/server/rhce200 rhce200

passwd rhce200

 

service ypserv start

service portmap restart

 

/usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m

service yppasswdd start
 
#run /usr/lib/yp/ypinit -m if new nis user Uid>500 created
or cd /var/yp
make
 

vi /etc/exports

/home/server     *(ro,sync)

exportfs -a

chkconfig nfs on

 

Client configuration

 

system-config-authentication or authconfig-tui or setup

mkdir /home/server

vi /etc/auto.master

/home/server   /etc/auto.home  --timeout=60

 

vi /etc/auto.home

*   ro, soft, intr 192.168.1.1:/home/server/&

 

service autofs restart

chkconfig autofs on

 

if /etc/auto.home won't work .try to modify /etc/auto.misc right away. that's my experience

don't know why.