topic Re: NIS Client start Problem in Operating System - HP-UX

NIS Client start Problem

Ralf Buchhold — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 04:06:34 GMT

Hello
all my Nis-Clients (and all my Nis-Slave-Server) can bind with the NIS-Master only
with the option -ypset.
Why ?
It is called: insecure !!
Thank you
Ralf

Re: NIS Client start Problem

G. Vrijhoeven — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 04:15:10 GMT

Hi Ralf:

http://www.netsys.com/cgi-bin/man2html/?ypbind

ypset
Allow users from any remote machine to change the binding by means of the ypset command. By default, no one can change the binding. This option is insecure.

HTH,

Gideon

Re: NIS Client start Problem

Elmar P. Kolkman — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 04:16:39 GMT

If you look at the full message, you'll see that it is insecure because anyone can change the NIS server. By using '-ypsetme' it is better. In that case, only the server itself can change which nis server to bind to.