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=Objective=
Centralize Local Area Network User accounts Using NIS and NFS

=Preparation=
* Read the [http://cs.senecac.on.ca/~rchan/nad810/0901/nis-server.pdf Server] and [http://cs.senecac.on.ca/~rchan/nad810/0901/nis-client.pdf Client] Slides
* Check/install the following rpm packages:
** ypbind 
** ypserv 
** yp-tools
* Locate/Configure a small physical or virtaul LAN with at least 3 nodes in the LAN

=Setup the NIS Server=
* Backup the configuration /var/yp/Makefile to /var/yp/Makefile.org
* Modify the Makefile to support:
** Minimum UID 5000
** Minimum GID 5000
** Enable slave servers
** Merge user password and group password
** map files for passwd, group, hosts, rpc, and services
* Set the NIS domain name (use learnid.nad810.org)
* Start the NIS server
* Initialize the map files

=Setup the NIS client on the NIS server=
* Edit the file /etc/yp.conf
* Add the following line:
 ypserver localhost
* Start the NIS Client daemon ypbind
 service ypbind start

= Testing the NIS system =
* use the ypcat and other yp tools from the yp-tools package
* Create a new user on the NIS server
 useradd -m new-user-id
 passwd new-user-id
* Update the map files
 cd /var/yp
 make
* use the ypcat and other yp tools to check for the new user account information

=Setup the NIS client on other Linux Box on the LAN=
* Set the NIS domain name to match the one on the NIS server (case sensitive)
* Edit the file /etc/yp.conf
* Add the following line:
 domain [NISDOMMAIN] server [HOSTNAME]
* Start the NIS client daemon ypbind

=Testing the NIS system on other Linux Box on the LAN=
* Make sure that the ports used by NIS are opened on the firewalls: on NIS server and NIS client
* run the ypcat test
* Edit the /etc/nsswitch.conf file to include NIS authentication
* Try to login with the new user account created above - missing user home directory on the Linux Box!

=Setup home directories for Network Users=
*Enable NFS on the NIS server to export network users' home directory
*Configure NFS mount on all the systems that users will be using to login to the NIS domain

=Completing the Lab=
Document all the steps into a report and submit to your instructor by Feb 10, 2009
 
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