Lecture 5

Notes

NIS

  • Why distribute account information?
  • Augmenting local account information with NIS account information
  • Client configuration
  • Server configuration (& intro to Makefiles)

    NFS

  • Network file mounts
  • Client configuration
  • Server configuration
  • Automounter
  • Using NIS maps for automounts

    Rdist

  • Tradeoffs between local and network filesystems
  • When to favor local filesystem information
  • Rdist configuration

    Supplemental Texts
    Managing NFS and NIS, ISBN 0937175757
    TCP/IP Network Administration, ISBN 093717582X
    Linux Network Administrator's Guide, ISBN 1565920872