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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 [[Category :LUX]][[Category :NAD810]]
