what are the daemons running In NIS? how to do u create NIS
users and update Maps?

Answer Posted / deepak

NIS Server:
1. ypserv
2. ypxfrd
3. yppasswd
4. ypbind

NIS Slave Server:
1. ypserv
2. ypbind

NIS Client:
1. ypbind

for making users you need use "useradd" command.
after creating users you need to update userdatabase map file in domain database.

# yppasswd username

To update passwd mapfile

# cd /var/yp/domainname
# /usr/ccs/bin/make passwd

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