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I run a small cluster of heterogeneous UNIX workstations in a University
research group.  I want to set up our machines to use NIS and amd for
mounting remote partitions.  Our department runs a NIS domain, but the
research group maintains its own password file and mount lists.  

I would like to be able to run my own NIS server (to dsitribute our
password map and mount point map), but also to access the department NIS
domain to use their mount point maps.  What I would really like to do is
to make my NIS domain include all of the maps of the department domain,
but also extend those maps by adding my own entries to them.

Is there any sort of standard way to set up NIS to use multiple
domains?  Or to migrate maps from one domain into another in such as way
that those maps get updated automatically?

Thanks for any ideas,

Oliver

I run a small cluster of heterogeneous UNIX workstations in a University
research group.  I want to set up our machines to use NIS and amd for
mounting remote partitions.  Our department runs a NIS domain, but the
research group maintains its own password file and mount lists.  

I would like to be able to run my own NIS server (to dsitribute our
password map and mount point map), but also to access the department NIS
domain to use their mount point maps.  What I would really like to do is
to make my NIS domain include all of the maps of the department domain,
but also extend those maps by adding my own entries to them.

Is there any sort of standard way to set up NIS to use multiple
domains?  Or to migrate maps from one domain into another in such as way
that those maps get updated automatically?

Thanks for any ideas,

Oliver

I run a small cluster of heterogeneous UNIX workstations in a University
research group.  I want to set up our machines to use NIS and amd for
mounting remote partitions.  Our department runs a NIS domain, but the
research group maintains its own password file and mount lists.  

I would like to be able to run my own NIS server (to dsitribute our
password map and mount point map), but also to access the department NIS
domain to use their mount point maps.  What I would really like to do is
to make my NIS domain include all of the maps of the department domain,
but also extend those maps by adding my own entries to them.

Is there any sort of standard way to set up NIS to use multiple
domains?  Or to migrate maps from one domain into another in such as way
that those maps get updated automatically?

Thanks for any ideas,

Oliver

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