Which two software packages are prerequisites for enabling the configuration and use of a Network information Service (Nis) client?

Which two software packages are prerequisites for enabling the configuration and use of a
Network information Service (Nis) client?

Which two software packages are prerequisites for enabling the configuration and use of a
Network information Service (Nis) client?

A.
nis-tools

B.
slapi-nis

C.
ypbind

D.
nisserv

E.
nisbind

F.
yp-tools

Explanation:
C: ypbind finds the server for NIS domains and maintains the NIS binding
information. The client (normaly the NIS routines in the standard C library) could get the
information over RPC from ypbind or read the binding files.
E: Setting up a NIS master server:
Required packages: yp-tools ypbind ypserv portmap



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B P

B P

E? Why do we need to bind program?
But yp-tools needed (for example yppasswd for changing password) so the correct is CF

aureal

aureal

C & F

Requires RPM packages:

ypbind
portmap
yp-tools
nscd

Jef Adams

Jef Adams

C, F

[Jef@ToshibaZ30-Jef Downloads]$ sudo yum search yp-tools
Loaded plugins: langpacks, ulninfo
====================================== N/S matched: yp-tools ======================================
yp-tools.x86_64 : NIS (or YP) client programs

[Jef@ToshibaZ30-Jef Downloads]$ sudo yum search ypbind
Loaded plugins: langpacks, ulninfo
======================================= N/S matched: ypbind =======================================
ypbind.x86_64 : The NIS daemon which binds NIS clients to an NIS domain