Abstract
NIS stands for “Network
Information Service” and allows you to centralize your
users' authentication and home directories. Run this wizard if you
want users to have access to their own environment no matter which
machine on the local network they connect from.
Fill the NIS domain field with your domain name, then fill the directory to “host” the NIS users homes. When configuration is done, NIS users can login from any machine on the network that is setup to connect on your NIS server. Additionally, those users have their home directories automatically mounted locally.