Configure NIS Client

Configure NIS Client. This example is based on the environment below. +----------------------+ | +----------------------+ | [ NIS Server ] |10.0.0.30 | 10.0.0.31| [ NIS Client ] | | dlp.server.world +----------+----------+ www.server.world | | | | | +----------------------+ +----------------------+

[1]	Configure on NIS client.

[root@www ~]#  yum -y install ypbind rpcbind # set NIS domain [root@www ~]#  ypdomainname server.world  [root@www ~]#  echo "NISDOMAIN=server.world" >> /etc/sysconfig/network  [root@www ~]#  vi /etc/hosts # add IP addresses for NIS server and clients 10.0.0.30 dlp.server.world dlp 10.0.0.31 www.server.world www [root@www ~]#  authconfig \ --enablenis \ --nisdomain=server.world \ --nisserver=dlp.server.world \ --enablemkhomedir \ --update [root@www ~]#  systemctl start rpcbind ypbind  [root@www ~]#  systemctl enable rpcbind ypbind  [root@www ~]#  exit www login:  redhat # NIS user Password: # set password Creating directory '/home/redhat'. [redhat@www ~]$ # just logined # validation [redhat@www ~]$  ypwhich  dlp.server.world # try to change NIS password [redhat@www ~]$  yppasswd  Changing NIS account information for redhat on dlp.server.world. Please enter old password: # current one Changing NIS password for redhat on dlp.server.world. Please enter new password: # new one Please retype new password: The NIS password has been changed on dlp.server.world.

[2]	If SELinux is enabled, it needs to add a rule to allow creating home directories automatically by mkhomedir.

[root@www ~]#  vi mkhomedir.te # create new module mkhomedir 1.0; require { type unconfined_t; type oddjob_mkhomedir_exec_t; class file entrypoint; } #============= unconfined_t ============== allow unconfined_t oddjob_mkhomedir_exec_t:file entrypoint; [root@www ~]#  checkmodule -m -M -o mkhomedir.mod mkhomedir.te  checkmodule: loading policy configuration from mkhomedir.te checkmodule: policy configuration loaded checkmodule: writing binary representation (version 17) to mkhomedir.mod [root@www ~]#  semodule_package --outfile mkhomedir.pp --module mkhomedir.mod  [root@www ~]#  semodule -i mkhomedir.pp