Creating a Group in a NIS Environment

[Michael42]

Hello I am using NIS (not NIS+) on Solaris 8.

How can I create a group that will work in a NIS environment?

Is it just a matter of adding the group to the /etc/group file then pushing the maps?

My goal is to create a group that gives access to a directory on a server in the NIS environment.

Thanks very much!

 

[Annihilannic]

Presuming the /etc/group file on your NIS master is the one used for your NIS maps, yes.

Sometimes separate files are used for the NIS maps, check the top of your /var/yp/Makefile to see the location. Annihilannic.

 

[Michael42]

>> Presuming the /etc/group file on your NIS master is the one used for your NIS maps

Yes it is. This worked fine.

Thanks Annihilannic!