Configure NIS Server

Configure NIS Server 2015/01/12

Configure NIS Server in order to share users' accounts in your local networks. 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 NIS Server.

[root@dlp ~]#  yum -y install ypserv rpcbind # set NIS domain name [root@dlp ~]#  ypdomainname server.world  [root@dlp ~]#  echo "NISDOMAIN=server.world" >> /etc/sysconfig/network  [root@dlp ~]#  vi /var/yp/securenets # add IP addresses you allow to access to NIS server 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.0 [root@dlp ~]#  vi /etc/hosts # add server and clients' IP address for NIS database 10.0.0.30 dlp.server.world dlp 10.0.0.31 www.server.world www [root@dlp ~]#  systemctl start rpcbind ypserv ypxfrd yppasswdd  [root@dlp ~]#  systemctl enable rpcbind ypserv ypxfrd yppasswdd # update NIS database [root@dlp ~]#  /usr/lib64/yp/ypinit -m At this point, we have to construct a list of the hosts which will run NIS servers. dlp 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: dlp.server.world next host to add: # Ctrl + D key The current list of NIS servers looks like this: dlp.server.world Is this correct? [y/n: y]  y # y key and Enter We need a few minutes to build the databases... Building /var/yp/server.world/ypservers... Running /var/yp/Makefile... gmake[1]: Entering directory `/var/yp/server.world' Updating passwd.byname... Updating passwd.byuid... Updating shadow.byname... 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/server.world' dlp.server.world has been set up as a NIS master server. Now you can run ypinit -s dlp on all slave server.

[2]	If you added users in local server, apply them to NIS database, too.

[root@dlp ~]#  cd /var/yp  [root@dlp yp]#  make

[3]	If Firewalld is running, it needs to allow NIS services or ports. Some services listen different ports when they restart, so fix ports for them and allow them by Firewalld.

[root@dlp ~]#  vi /etc/sysconfig/network # add to the end YPSERV_ARGS="-p 944" YPXFRD_ARGS="-p 945" [root@dlp ~]#  vi /etc/sysconfig/yppasswdd # add like follows YPPASSWDD_ARGS=" --port 946 " [root@dlp ~]#  systemctl restart rpcbind ypserv ypxfrd yppasswdd [root@dlp ~]#  firewall-cmd --add-service=rpc-bind --permanent  [root@dlp ~]#  firewall-cmd --add-port=944/tcp --permanent  [root@dlp ~]#  firewall-cmd --add-port=944/udp --permanent  [root@dlp ~]#  firewall-cmd --add-port=945/tcp --permanent  [root@dlp ~]#  firewall-cmd --add-port=945/udp --permanent  [root@dlp ~]#  firewall-cmd --add-port=946/udp --permanent  [root@dlp ~]#  firewall-cmd --reload