Use this module to configure a NIS client. After you choose to use NIS and, depending on the circumstances, the automounter, this dialog opens. Select whether the host has a static IP address or receives one issued by DHCP. DHCP also provides the NIS domain and the NIS server. For information about DHCP, see Chapter 43, DHCP. If a static IP address is used, specify the NIS domain and the NIS server manually. See Figure 41.6, “Setting Domain and Address of a NIS Server”. ‘Find’ makes YaST search for an active NIS server in your network. ‘Broadcast’ enables searching in the local network to find a server after the specified servers fail to respond.

You can also specify multiple servers by entering their addresses in ‘Addresses of NIS servers’ and separating them by spaces.

In the expert settings, disable ‘Answer Remote Hosts’ if you do not want other hosts to be able to query which server your client is using. By checking ‘Broken Server’, the client is enabled to receive replies from a server communicating through an unprivileged port. For further information, see man ypbind.

After you have made your settings, click ‘Finish’ to save them and return to the YaST control center.

Figure 41.6. Setting Domain and Address of a NIS Server