The NFS Network Information Services (NIS) is a distributed database system used to distribute system information on networked hosts. NIS+ expands the network name service provided by NIS by enabling you to store information about workstation addresses, security information, mail information, Ethernet interfaces, and network services in central locations where all workstations on a network can access it.
This chapter lists technical reference sources for programming NIS and NIS+. See AIX 5L Version 5.1 Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+) Guide for more information.