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NIS Configuration
AlterPath BladeManager Manual 5-13
NIS Configuration
To use NIS authentication, NIS is selected from the First Time Configuration
script. To further control NIS authentication, edit the following configuration
file as follows:
File to edit: /etc/nsswitch.conf
Format: <database>:<service>[<actions><service>]
What the status messages mean:
Where: Parameter Definition:
<database> Available: aliases, ethers, group, hosts,
netgroup, network, passwd, protocols,
publickey, rpc, services, and shadow.
<service> Available: nis (use NIS version 2), dns (use
Domain Name Service), and files (use the
local files).
<actions> this syntax has this format:
[<status>=<action>]
WHERE:
<status> = SUCCESS, NOTFOUND,
UNAVAIL, or TRYAGAIN
<action> = RETURN or CONTINUE
Status: Meaning:
SUCCESS No error occurred and the desired value is
returned. The default action for this status is
return.
NOT FOUND The lookup process works, but the needed
value was not found. The default action for
this status is continue.
UNAVAIL The service is permanently unavailable.
TRYAGAIN The service is temporarily unavailable.