
Accessing an NIS Domain
Using Directory Access, you create a configuration that specifies how Mac OS X accesses an NIS domain.
- In Directory Access, click Services.
- If the lock icon is locked, click it and type the name and password of an administrator.
- Select "BSD Flat File and NIS" in the list of services, then click Configure.
- Enter the NIS domain name.
Include the NIS server's hostname or IP address if it is required for security or the server is not on the same subnet as the computer you're configuring.
- Optionally, enter the DNS name or the IP address of the server or servers where the NIS domain resides.
If you don't specify any servers, NIS uses a broadcast protocol to discover an NIS server on the subnet.
- Create a custom search policy that includes the NIS domain.
In a custom search policy, the NIS domain is listed as /BSD/domain, where domain is what you entered in step 4.
Another help topic explains how to create a custom search policy.