How to Configure NIS in rhel 6 / centos 6.3

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[root@station1 ~]# vim /etc/exports

/nis *(rw,sync)

[root@station1 ~]# chkconfig nfslock on

[root@station1 ~]# chkconfig rpcbind on

[root@station1 ~]# chkconfig nfs on

[root@station1 ~]# service nfslock restart

[root@station1 ~]# service rpcbind restart

[root@station1 ~]# service nfs restart

[root@station1 Desktop]# showmount -e

Export list for station1.ranjihat.com:

/nis *

[root@station1 ~]# vim /etc/sysconfig/network

NETWORKING=yes

HOSTNAME=station1.ranjihat.com

NISDOMAIN=ranjihat.com

[root@station1 ~]# vim /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 station1 station1.ranjihat.com

10.65.62.35 station2 station2.ranjihat.com

[root@station1 ~]# vim /etc/yp.conf

ypserver 127.0.0.1

[root@station1 ~]# service rpcbind restart

[root@station1 ~]# yum install ypserv

[root@station1 ~]# service ypserv start

Setting NIS domain name ranjihat.com: [ OK ]

Starting YP server services: [ OK ]

[root@station1 ~]# chkconfig ypserv on

[root@station1 ~]# service ypxfrd start

Starting YP map server: [ OK ]

[root@station1 ~]# chkconfig ypxfrd on

[root@station1 ~]# /usr/lib64/yp/ypinit -m

At this point, we have to construct a list of the hosts which will run NIS

servers. station1 is in the list of NIS server hosts. Please continue to add

the names for the other hosts, one per line. When you are done with the

list, type a <control D>.

next host to add: station1

next host to add: station2

next host to add:

The current list of NIS servers looks like this:

station1

station2

Is this correct? [y/n: y] y

We need a few minutes to build the databases...

Building /var/yp/ranjihat.com/ypservers...

Running /var/yp/Makefile...

gmake[1]: Entering directory `/var/yp/ranjihat.com'

Updating passwd.byname...

Updating passwd.byuid...

Updating group.byname...

Updating group.bygid...

Updating hosts.byname...

Updating hosts.byaddr...

Updating rpc.byname...

Updating rpc.bynumber...

Updating services.byname...

Updating services.byservicename...

Updating netid.byname...

Updating protocols.bynumber...

Updating protocols.byname...

Updating mail.aliases...

gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/var/yp/ranjihat.com'

station1 has been set up as a NIS master server.

Now you can run ypinit -s station1 on all slave server.


 

[root@station1 ~]# useradd -g users nisuser

[root@station1 ~]# passwd nisuser

[root@station1 ~]# cd /var/yp/

[root@station1 yp]# make

gmake[1]: Entering directory `/var/yp/ranjihat.com'

Updating passwd.byname...

Updating passwd.byuid...

Updating netid.byname...

gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/var/yp/ranjihat.com'

[root@station1 yp]# service ypxfrd restart

Stopping YP map server: [ OK ]

Starting YP map server: [ OK ]

[root@station1 yp]# service named restart

Stopping named: [ OK ]

Starting named: [ OK ]

[root@station1 yp]# service ypserv restart

Stopping YP server services: [ OK ]

Starting YP server services: [ OK ]

[root@station1 yp]# service ypbind restart

Shutting down NIS service: [ OK ]

Starting NIS service: [ OK ]

Binding NIS service: . [ OK ]

“You can check to see if the user's authentication information has been updated by using the ypmatch command, which should return the user's encrypted password string.”

[root@station1 yp]# ypmatch nisuser passwd

nisuser:$6$fNtdmOBc$/0uLt/p7WYkXKtJF5EsiV0Qq9tNfN3PukJAVncuyDIGgmR2G6PYNGxoqPM8GpFOp6r3GQdwBr6a1xdLk.gzBW/:501:100::/nis/nisuser:/bin/bash

[root@station1 yp]# getent passwd nisuser

nisuser:x:501:100::/nis/nisuser:/bin/bash

CLIENT SIDE i.e at station2.ranjihat.com

[root@station2 Desktop]# authconfig-tui 

Starting rpcbind: [ OK ]

Shutting down NIS service: [ OK ]

Starting NIS service: [ OK ]

Binding NIS service: . [ OK ]

[root@station2 Desktop]# vim /etc/auto.master

/nis /etc/auto.misc

[root@station2 Desktop]# vim /etc/auto.misc

nisuser -rw 10.65.62.30:/nis/nisuser

[root@station2 Desktop]# service ypbind restart

Shutting down NIS service: [ OK ]

Starting NIS service: [ OK ]

Binding NIS service: . [ OK ]

[root@station2 Desktop]# service autofs restart

Stopping automount: [ OK ]

Starting automount: [ OK ]

[root@station2 Desktop]# su - nisuser

[nisuser@station2 ~]$ pwd

/nis/nisuser

[nisuser@station2 ~]$ exit

logout

Thats it you have successfully completed your nis configuration.

NOTE: You wont find nisuser in your client pc because you r just loggin a nisuser remotely from nis server.

[root@station2 Desktop]# cat /etc/passwd |grep nisuser

[root@station2 Desktop]#

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