NIS Query

[Jim Adamson]

Hi,
I am looking for some advice re NIS.

What is the easiest way to change a NIS slave server to a NIS master server (and make the current master server a slave).

Is it a case of changing /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs and moving the relevant files (/etc/hosts; etc passwd; etc/netgroup etc..) then building the NIS master fresh, or is there another way.

thanks,
Jim.

[Sachin Patel · Accepted solution]

Hi Jim,
The one way do this is. Copy your original files like passwd, groups, netgroup, aliases etc... from your current master nis server to new system. Remember this is plain files not a nis map.
Then run ypinit -m on new system this will build new maps from new file that you just copy.

Now on your current nis master server run ypinit -s new_nis_servername this will pulls the map from new server.

Yes, change the /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs file accordingly.

Sachin

[linuxfan]

Hi,

If you have the Hal Stern's O'Reilly book "Managing NFS and NIS", there is a section about changing NIS Master Servers, it will be very helpful to you.

Check out this link as well
http://www.dutchworks.nl/htbin/hpsysadmin?h=3&dn=40848&q=NIS%20servers%20%20SUMMARY&fh

-HTH
I am RU