what is nis server?

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what is nis server? ..

Answer / jhv

nis server is stand for network information services.it
used to for linux domain enviorment like we can login user
remotly and can mange user account remotly over the network.

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what is nis server? ..

Answer / lajpat kurdiya

Network Information Services is well known as NIS server
which is based on Linux and Unix environment network. NIS
Server create the user name and password to share across the
network for centralize authentication. The best thing is
that passwords can change be changed on NIS server not on
client desktop systems.

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what is nis server? ..

Answer / rehan

nis server is stand for NETWORK INFORMATION SERVICES.
It is just like an active directory services in microsoft.
NIS server create user account to share over the network
for centralized authetication.

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what is nis server? ..

Answer / nagraj

it is network information services using which we can create
users and groups remotely and change password on server only
not on client system

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