The FreeBSD NIS(YP) HOWTO

1. Introduction
1.1. New Versions of this Document
1.2. Disclaimer
1.3. Feedback and Corrections
1.4. Acknowledgements
2. Glossary and General Information
2.1. Glossary of Terms
2.2. Some General Information
3. NIS, NYS or NIS+ ?
3.1. libc 4/5 with traditional NIS or NYS ?
3.2. glibc 2 and NIS/NIS+
3.3. NIS or NIS+ ?
4. How it works
4.1. How NIS works
4.2. How NIS+ works
5. The RPC Portmapper
6. What do you need to set up NIS?
6.1. Determine whether you are a Server, Slave or Client.
6.2. The Software
6.3. The ypbind daemon
6.4. Setting up a NIS Client using Traditional NIS
7. Setting up a NIS Server
7.1. The Server Program ypserv
8. Verifying the NIS/NYS Installation
9. Common Problems and Troubleshooting NIS
10. Frequently Asked Questions