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Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+) Guide


Appendix A. Information in NIS+ Tables

This appendix summarizes the information stored in the following NIS+ tables:

Without a name service, most network information is stored in /etc files; almost all NIS+ tables have corresponding /etc files. With NIS, network information is stored in NIS maps that also mostly corresponded with /etc files.

If you are creating input files for any of these tables, most tables share two formatting requirements:

If a particular table has different or additional format requirements, they are described under a heading named "Input File Format."


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