CentOS 5
Configuration for NIS client
  After building NIS Server, Configure on clients in order to share users' accounts.
[root@www ~]#
vi /etc/sysconfig/network


NETWORKING=yes
NETWORKING_IPV6=yes
HOSTNAME=www.server-linux.info
GATEWAY=192.168.0.1
# add at the bottom

NISDOMAIN=server-linux.info


[root@www ~]#
vi /etc/sysconfig/authconfig


USEWINBINDAUTH=no
USEKERBEROS=no
USESYSNETAUTH=no
FORCESMARTCARD=no
USESMBAUTH=no
USESMARTCARD=no
USELDAPAUTH=no
USELOCAUTHORIZE=no
USEWINBIND=no
USESHADOW=yes
USEDB=no
USEMD5=yes
USEPASSWDQC=no
USELDAP=no
USEHESIOD=no
USECRACKLIB=yes
USENIS=
yes
# change


[root@www ~]#
vi /etc/yp.conf


# Valid entries are
#
# domain NISDOMAIN server HOSTNAME
#Use server HOSTNAME for the domain NISDOMAIN.
#
# domain NISDOMAIN broadcast
#Use broadcast on the local net for domain NISDOMAIN
#
# domain NISDOMAIN slp
#Query local SLP server for ypserver supporting NISDOMAIN
#
# ypserver HOSTNAME
#Use server HOSTNAME for the local domain. The
#IP-address of server must be listed in /etc/hosts.
#
# broadcast
#If no server for the default domain is specified or
#none of them is rechable, try a broadcast call to
#find a server.
#
# add at the bottom

domain server-linux.info server nfs.server-linux.info


[root@www ~]#
vi /etc/nsswitch.conf


passwd:
files
nis
# line 33: add

shadow:
files
nis
# add

group:
files
nis
# add


#hosts:
db files nisplus nis dns

hosts:
files dns
nis
# add


[root@www ~]#
chkconfig ypbind on

[root@www ~]#
chkconfig portmap on

[root@www ~]#
shutdown -r now


www login:
cent
# user name on NIS

Password:
# password

Last login: Sun Mar 11 22:02:12 on tty1
[cent@www ~]$
# just logined

[cent@www ~]$
ypwhich

nfs.server-linux.info
[cent@www ~]$
ypcat passwd

cent:x:500:500::/home/cent:/bin/bash
[cent@www ~]$
yppasswd
# change password

Changing NIS account information for cent on nfs.server-linux.info.
Please enter old password:
# current password

Changing NIS password for cent on nfs.server-linux.info.
Please enter new password:
# new password

Please retype new password:

The NIS password has been changed on nfs.server-linux.info.