Install Server for NIS

Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

To install Server for NIS

  1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.

  2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.

  3. When the Windows Components Wizard opens, fill the Active Directory Services check box.

  4. With Active Directory Services highlighted, click Details.

  5. When the Active Directory Services dialog box opens, fill the Identity Management for UNIX check box.

  6. With Identity Management for UNIX highlighted, click Details.

  7. When the Identity Management for UNIX dialog box opens, fill the Server for NIS check box.

    Because Administration Components are required for Server for NIS operation, Administration Components are automatically selected for installation when you select Server for NIS.

  8. Click OK.

    The Windows Components Wizard begins installing the Identity Management for UNIX components you selected.

  9. If you are prompted to locate files required for Server for NIS installation, insert the Windows Server 2003 R2 product CD, or browse to the network location of your Windows Server 2003 R2 installation files.

  10. If NIS map data compatible with Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 is stored in Active Directory, the Server for NIS installation process automatically migrates the data, and uses it to populate Server for NIS maps.

  11. When installation completes, restart your computer to begin working with Server for NIS.

Note

To open Add or Remove Programs, click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs. Server for NIS can be installed only on an Active Directory domain controller.

See Also

Concepts

Installing and uninstalling Server for NIS