| Name : yp-tools
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| Version : 1.2
| Vendor : Red Hat Software
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| Release : 3
| Date : 1997-11-03 17:01:31
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| Group : System Environment/Base
| Source RPM : yp-tools-1.2-3.src.rpm
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| Size : 0.04 MB
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| Packager : Red Hat Software < bugs_redhat_com>
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| Summary : NIS (or YP) client programs.
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Description :
The Network Information Service (NIS) is a system that provides
network information (login names, passwords, home directories, group
information) to all of the machines on a network. NIS can allow users
to log in on any machine on the network, as long as the machine has
the NIS client programs running and the user\'s password is recorded in
the NIS passwd database. NIS was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages
(YP).
This NIS implementation is based on FreeBSD\'s YP and is a special port
for glibc 2.x and libc versions 5.4.21 and later. This package only
provides the NIS client programs. In order to use the clients, you
need to have an NIS server running on your network. An NIS server is
provided in the ypserv package.
Install the yp-tools package if you need NIS client programs for
machines on your network. You will also need to install the ypbind
package on every machine running NIS client programs. If you need an
NIS server, you need to install the ypserv package on one machine on
the network.
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RPM found in directory: /vol/rzm6/linux-redhat/linux/5.0/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS |
