Add or remove UNIX subordinate (slave) servers

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

To add or remove UNIX subordinate (slave) servers

  • 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, expand Server for NIS and view the list of Network Information Service (NIS) domains.

  4. Click the domain you want to modify.

  5. In the details pane, click the NIS Servers tab, and then do one of the following:

    • To add a subordinate (also known as slave) server, in Server Name, type the name of the server you want to add, and then click Add.

    • To remove a subordinate server, in Servers and modes, click the server you want to remove, and then click Remove.

  6. To save the settings, click Apply.

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.

Using a command line

  • To add a UNIX subordinate (slave) server, at a command prompt, type:

    nismap add -e "NewSubordinate" -a NISDomain ypservers 

    To remove a server, at a command prompt, type:

    nismap del -k "NewSubordinate" -a NISDomain ypservers 

Argument Description

NewSubordinate

The new UNIX Network Information Service (NIS) server to be added to the NIS domain.

NISDomain

The name of the NIS domain.

Note

To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type: nismap /?

See Also

Concepts

nisadmin
Master and subordinate (slave) modes

Other Resources

Connect to a computer you want to manage