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Adding a new map

After creating the new map:

1. In the NIS home directory update Makefile adding the necessary entries for the new map

2. Update the ypinit script

3. update the ypmake script

4. run ypmake mapname

Adding a new slave server

1. Issue command domainname to find out the domain name

2. cd yp/domainname

3. makedbm -u ypservers > tempfile

4. edit tempfile to add the new server

5. enter makedbm tempfile ypservers to update configuration file

Then on the slave server

1. Set NIS_DOMAIN variable to correct domain name, NIS_SLAVE_SERVER and NIS_CLIENT

2. ypinit -s NIS_server_name

3. run NIS startup script to start ypserv daemon