NIS Server configuration on RHE 4 update 5 32bit

[avizen9]

HI,
I am new in configuration for NIS Master server, i would like to configure one NIS server at my site,

what are the RPM require to install NIS server(RPM name), also if someone can provide me the basic step for configuration will be good for me.

thanks,

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

You need to install the ypserv rpm from the install media.

Instructions:
http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/NIS.html

http://www.informit.com/library/content.aspx?b=red_hat_linux7&seqNum=139

Take your choice, there are hundreds of good documents.

SEP

[Ivan Ferreira]

Hi avizen9, at this time, NIS is deprecated, you should at least use NIS+, but what I really recommend you is to use LDAP directory server. Try with Fedora Directory Server.

[avizen9]

hi, Steven E. Protter

thanks for response, please let me know from where i can get ypserv rpm, i tried to get it from few site but i could not found, i am having redhat enterprise linux WS 4 update 3,

thanks in advance for your response.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Download the install media from http://www.redhat.com

I do not know which disk its on, you will need to mount it then cd into it and look for the ypserv rpm

You need a support agreement of some kind with Red Hat to access the site with the media.

If you go to http://www.centos.org you might find rpms that work without a support agreement with RH, but that is a violation of the license agreement.

SEP

[Stephen P. Schaefer]

For RHEL4, the ypserv RPMs are not in the WS collection: you need to get the AS collection - and pay the AS license. Or do what we do: we use official supported Red Hat on our application servers, where the application providers specify Red Hat; on our NIS servers, we use CentOS - based on the Chapeau Rouge source, but without the support fee - and we make sure to never, ever call Red Hat support about a CentOS issue.