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  1. Network Information Service - Wikipedia

    • The Network Information Service, or NIS (originally called Yellow Pages or YP), is a client–server directory service protocol for distributing system configuration data such as user and host names between computers on a computer network. Sun Microsystems developed the NIS; the technology is licensed to virtually all other Unix vendors. Beca… See more

    Successor technologies

    The original NIS design was seen to have inherent limitations, especially in the areas of scalability and security, … See more

    See also

    Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
    Hesiod (name service)
    Name Service Switch (NSS)
    Network information system, for a broader use of NIS to manage other system and networks… See more

     
  1. Network Information Service
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    The Network Information Service, or NIS (originally called Yellow Pages or YP), is a client–server directory service protocol for distributing system configuration data such as user and host names between computers on a computer network.
    Network Information Service (NIS) is a client-server directory service protocol used for distributed systems to maintain consistent data and configuration files throughout a network. It was initially developed by Sun Microsystems to centralize the administration of Unix systems.
    Network Information Service (NIS) is a client-server directory service protocol for distributing system configuration data such as user and host names between computers on a computer network.
  2. Install, Configure and Use Linux NIS Server - Like Geeks

  3. Linux - Network Information Service - GeeksforGeeks

    Apr 12, 2023 · The Network Information Service, or NIS (initially called YP or yellow pages), is a mainframe-client index service convention for circulating server configuration information, for example, client and host names between …

  4. How to configure NIS Server in Linux

    Jan 2, 2025 · Learn how to use NIS server for centralized authentication and login in Linux with practical example. Follow the steps to install, configure and test NIS server and client on two Linux systems.

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  9. Network Information Service (NIS) Overview - IBM

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