*Now modify your authentication to include NIS. You can do this by selecting System->Administration->Authentication from the GNOME menu. You'll have to set the following:

NIS server address (192.168.122.1)

*Now start the ypbind server with the command "service ypbind start".

*Test your configuration with the "ypcat passwd" command. You should see both joker's and clown's password records. NOTE: Clown's record is coming from your Fedora host because there is no clown user on your VM guest.