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nis_direct.org_dir ?
could it be that he meant auto_direct.org_dir, is that the only file that i 
should niscat  and then add entry to ?
thanks in advance ,
i know i sound like a total noob
but i am trying to learn but wanna do that without screwing my network , btw 
the new machine is my boss's new machine
thanks
regards
jji



>From: Scott Croft <secroft at micron.com>
>To: jabalio at hotmail.com
>CC: linux-nisplus at lists.samba.org
>Subject: Re: a problem with setting new machine on th network..
>Date: 15 Aug 2002 07:20:05 -0600
>
>To look at the tables use nisls.
>
>Scott
>
>On Thu, 2002-08-15 at 02:48, Alan Buxey wrote:
> > hi,
> >
> > > i looked at the file that you askedmme to look into . Although i didnt
> > > understand which part i had to do in it ..because everything in th 
>network
> > > is set up and working.
> > > when i am logged on to main nfs server as root and when i try to look 
>in
> > > the home directory, it would list all directories in th enetwork whose
> > > enttries are in the nis+ table, except the one machine that i set up. 
>The
> > > previous sys admin guy told that i have to add the entry by doing 
>nistbladm
> > > -a ....,
> > > he also said thati could take a look atthe existing entries by doing
> > > something like niscat ....
> > > butthe name he said which i assume that wass the table name , when i 
>did
> > > niscat follwed by that name , it said not found.
> > > Is there a way for me to know what tables are there on my system . I 
>dont
> > > even know if there should be more than 1.
> > > Also even after I find out the table name , what exactly should i type
> > > nisstbladm -a and then what the new machine is called dome.
> > > ALso is procedure called setting up a client or what . because the
> > > documentteaches how to set upa aserver, a client etc. but here 
>everything
> > > is set up just need to add this machine in the table
> > > thanks in advance
> > > regards
> > > JJi
> >
> > 2 main issues that come straight to mind.
> >
> > 1) have you set up this new machine as a nis client on the server?
> > ie on your NIS+ server have you run the usual  nisclient commands
> > and run the required things on the client after?
> >
> > 2) have you added the client to the servers NIS+ hosts file? if not,
> > then add the client - either via a nice GUI - eg with Solaris you
> > can use admapp or solstice.... or command line... something like
> >
> > nistbladm -a cname=newclient.my.net.work name=myclient addr=192.168.0.1 
>hosts
> >
> >
> > alan
>--
>Scott Croft
>Unix Services
>Micron Technology, Inc.
>(208) 368-1586
>secroft at micron.com




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