NIS client configuration --server and slave

[vas_3]

HI ALL,

We hve some problem with NIS master serer.So we configured slave server also.
we hve hpux client machines.how to configure nis master and slave in the nis client machine.

My requirement is:
if NIS master goes down client should contact slave server automatically.how to configure this?.

Thanks in advance..
Regards
Sri

[Bijeesh]

hi
The follwing link will be helpful

javascript:openExternal('http://docs.hp.com/en/B1031-90043/ch04s03.html')

[Ganesan R]

Hi Vas,

Client side nothing to configure to achieve this. If you have NIS slave servers in the same domain clients will automatically bind to the slave servers when master server is not available.

You can use "ypset" command to manually bind NIS clients to particular NIS servers.

[vas_3]

But in your site it's not happening.Still waiting for master and machine is hanging.I need to do any chages in the nis setting client side?.

Regards,
Sri.

[Bijeesh]

hi
pls try on this

http://docs.hp.com/en/B1031-90043/ch04s03.html

[Taifur]

Hi Vas,

Check the below link for NIS in details,

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-1154/5991-1154.pdf

Rgds//
Taifur

[Kranti Mahmud]

Hi vas,
Check the below links:

http://www.snow.nl/dist/htmlc/ch10s02.html

http://www.apcupsd.org/manual/Configuration_Examples.html

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/network-nis.html

Rgds-Kranti

[Viktor Balogh]

The initial contact from the NIS client to the master/slave is going with a broadcast. So, they must be in the same subnet. To 'spread' a single NIS domain over multiple subnets, you must a slave server in every subnet and manually give them the IP of the master server. (and don't forget the -ypset option!)

look for the following lines in the /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs:

YPBIND_OPTIONS="-ypset"
YPSET_ADDR="ip-of-the-nis-master"

with these two options you can skip the broadcasting and connect directly to the given IP (be it master or slave)

[Viktor Balogh]

*you must HAVE a slave server in every subnet