Change a subordinate (slave) server to a master server

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

To change a subordinate (slave) server to a master server

  • Using the Windows interface

  • Using a command line

Using the Windows interface

  1. Open Identity Management for UNIX.

  2. If necessary, connect to the computer you want to manage.

  3. In the console tree, click Server for NIS and view the list of Network Information Service (NIS) domains.

  4. Select the domain you want to modify.

  5. In the details pane, click NIS Servers, select the Windows server you want to make the new master server, and then click Promote.

Note

To open Identity Management for UNIX, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Identity Management for UNIX, and then click Identity Management for UNIX. Only an Active Directory domain controller can be promoted to be the master server. When you change a subordinate server to a master server, the previous master server automatically changes to a subordinate server.

Using a command line

Do one of the following:

  • To change a master server to a subordinate server, at a command prompt, type:

    nisadmin [server] mkslave –m newMaster**–d** domainName –u username**–p** password

  • Or, to change a subordinate server to a master server, at a command prompt, type:

    nisadmin [server] mkmaster –d domainName**–u** username –p password

Argument Description

server

The domain controller server that is hosting Active Directory. If not specified, the current server is used.

newMaster

The name of the new master server, required for the mkslave command.

domainName

The name of the domain for which the change is being made.

username

The name of the user who has administrator permissions on the server to be changed, if different from the current user.

password

The password for the user who has administrator permissions on the server to be changed. If the password is not supplied, you will be prompted for it.

Note

To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type nisadmin /?. Only an Active Directory domain controller can be promoted to be the master server.

See Also

Concepts

Master and subordinate (slave) modes
nisadmin

Other Resources

Connect to a computer you want to manage