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<h1>Network Information Services Client (NIS, aka YP) -
YaST2 configuration module</h1>

<h2>Features</h2>

<p>The NIS client config module manages /etc/yp.conf,
/etc/defaultdomain, the relevant variables in
/etc/sysconfig/ypbind and starts and stops the necessary init scripts: ypbind
and portmap.

<h2>Background Documentation</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.linux-nis.org/nis/">Linux NIS(YP) Server and Tools</a>
<li><a
href="http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/gLSB/gLSB/iniscrptact.html">Linux
Standard Base, Init Script Actions</a>
<li><a href="ypdomainname.txt">Why a reboot is needed after a change
of ypdomainname</a> <i>FIXME:</i> put it into ypdomainname man page.
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<h2>Workflow</h2>

<h3>Changes since SL 7.2</h3>

<p>The help text and the input box label mention multiple servers.
See <a href="http://bugzilla.suse.de/show_bug.cgi?id=9559">bug #9559</a>.

<h3>Changes since SL 7.3</h3>

<p>Added a quick automounter switch
See <a href="http://bugzilla.suse.de/show_bug.cgi?id=6092">bug #6092</a>.

<h3>Changes since SL 8.0</h3>

<p>Added a Details dialog.
See <a href="http://bugzilla.suse.de/show_bug.cgi?id=15666">bug #15666</a>.
<p>Added a Multiple domains dialog
See <a href="http://bugzilla.suse.de/show_bug.cgi?id=15665">bug #15665</a>.
<p>(Configuration over DHCP postponed.)

<h3>Overview</h3>

<p><img src="workflow.png" />

<h3>Individual dialogs</h3>

<p><img src="nis-client-1-start-000.png" />
<p><img src="nis-client-2a-single-000.png" />
<p><img src="nis-client-2b-multiple-000.png" />
<p>Delete:
<p><img src="nis-client-2b-del-dfl-000.png" />
&nbsp;<img src="nis-client-2b-del-dom.png" />
<p>Add/Edit:
<p><img src="nis-client-2b1-domain-000.png" />
<p><img src="nis-client-2b1-err-000.png" />
<p>Add/Edit server:
<p><img src="nis-client-2b11-server-000.png" />
<p><img src="nis2b11_err.png" />
<p>Switching from the multiple domain dialog to the single domain dialog:
<p><img src="nis2b_m_s.png" />
<p><img src="nis-client-2c-expert-000.png" />
<p><img src="nis-client-3-save-000.png" />

<h2>Implementation</h2>

<p><a href="autodocs/">Autodocs</a>

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<address><a href="mailto:mvidner@suse.cz">Martin Vidner</a></address>
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