Network Information Service Administrator Guide

This guide provides complete information for installing, configuring and using the Server Suite Network Information Service (adnisd) to provide authentication and centralized network information from Active Directory to Network Information Services (NIS) clients in a heterogeneous environment. Server Suite Network Information Service is an optional addition to Server Suite and the agents for Linux and UNIX.

Intended audience

This guide is for UNIX and Linux administrators who want to replace a legacy NIS or NIS+ environment with NIS maps and client requests serviced through Active Directory. This guide assumes you know how to perform common administrative tasks in UNIX and Linux environments, and that you are familiar with basic NIS concepts.

This guide includes the following sections: