The Network Information Service (NIS) is a system which provides network information (login names, passwords, home directories, groupinformation) to all of the machines on a network. NIS can enable information) to all of the machines on a network. NIS can enable users to login 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 package's 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'll need to already 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'll need to install the ypserv package on one machine on the network.
This package's 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'll need to already 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'll need to install the ypserv package on one machine on the network.
| Original maintainer | Mark Brown |
|---|---|
| Homepage | http://www.linux-nis.org/nis/yp-tools/index.html |
4.2.3
4.2.2
3.3
2.14
| Distribution | Version | Since | Package | Installed | Packager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rpm | 2.14-5.el7 | 2020-01-07 | 79.2 kiB | 201 kiB | CentOS BuildSystem |
| deb | 3.3-5 | 2017-11-10 | 40.1 kiB | 203 kiB | Mark Brown |
| rpm | 4.2.2-7.fc28 | 2019-01-14 | 83.1 kiB | 205 kiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 4.2.3-2.fc29 | 2019-01-14 | 82 kiB | 249 kiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 4.2.3-2.fc29 | 2019-01-14 | 82 kiB | 249 kiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 4.2.3-4.fc30 | 2019-06-17 | 74.9 kiB | 275 kiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 4.2.3-5.fc31 | 2020-01-07 | 83.9 kiB | 247 kiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 4.2.3-7.fc32 | 2020-02-08 | 83.4 kiB | 245 kiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 4.2.2-lp150.3.1 | 2019-01-17 | 63 kiB | 176 kiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
| rpm | 4.2.2-lp151.4.3 | 2019-01-23 | 62.9 kiB | 176 kiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
| rpm | 4.2.2-lp152.5.4 | 2020-03-23 | 62.3 kiB | 176 kiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
| rpm | 4.2.2-4.1 | 2019-01-17 | 59.8 kiB | 188 kiB | http://bugs.opensuse.org |
| rpm | 4.2.3-1.7 | 2020-03-11 | 64.1 kiB | 210 kiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
| deb | 3.3-5ubuntu1 | 2017-11-10 | 35.3 kiB | 198 kiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 3.3-5.1 | 2018-06-19 | 35.9 kiB | 198 kiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 3.3-5.1 | 2019-01-14 | 35.9 kiB | 198 kiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 | 2019-01-14 | 35.9 kiB | 234 kiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 | 2019-06-17 | 35.9 kiB | 234 kiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 | 2020-01-07 | 35.9 kiB | 234 kiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 3.3-1 | 2017-11-10 | 37.5 kiB | 223 kiB | Ubuntu Developers |
Manual pages
ypcat(1)
ypcat - print values of all keys in a NIS database
ypmatch(1)
ypmatch - print the values of one or more keys from a NIS map
yppasswd(1)
yppasswd, ypchfn, ypchsh - change your password in the NIS database
ypwhich(1)
ypwhich - return name of NIS server or map master
nicknames(5)
/var/yp/nicknames - nickname translation table for NIS maps
domainname(8)
domainname - set or display name of current domain
nisdomainname - set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
ypdomainname - set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
nisdomainname - set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
ypdomainname - set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
nisdomainname(8)
domainname - set or display name of current domain
nisdomainname - set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
ypdomainname - set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
nisdomainname - set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
ypdomainname - set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
ypdomainname(8)
domainname - set or display name of current domain
nisdomainname - set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
ypdomainname - set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
nisdomainname - set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
ypdomainname - set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
yppoll(8)
yppoll - return version and master server of a NIS map
ypset(8)
ypset - bind ypbind to a particular NIS server
yptest(8)
yptest - test NIS configuration
yp_dump_binding(8)
yp_dump_binding - dump binding files
Latest updates
OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 oss: Updated from 4.2.2-lp152.5.3 to 4.2.2-lp152.5.4
2020-03-23
- Use %license instead of %doc [bsc#1082318]
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Updated from 4.2.3-1.6 to 4.2.3-1.7
2020-03-11
- Update to version 4.2.3
- Re-add yptest [issues/#4]
- Lower compiler warnings [bsc#1084633]
Fedora rawhide development/Everything-os: Updated from 4.2.3-6.fc32 to 4.2.3-7.fc32
2020-02-08
Fedora 31 releases/Everything-os: Version 4.2.3-5.fc31 introduced
2020-01-07
OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 oss: Version 4.2.2-lp152.5.3 introduced
2020-01-07
- Use %license instead of %doc [bsc#1082318]
CentOS 7.7.1908 os: Version 2.14-5.el7 introduced
2020-01-07
- Properly fix adjunct check in yppasswd (#1401432)
Ubuntu 20.04 focal/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 introduced
2020-01-07
Fedora rawhide development/Everything-os: Updated from 4.2.3-5.fc31 to 4.2.3-6.fc32
2019-10-31
- Add yppasswd patch
- Bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1671452
- Pull request https://github.com/thkukuk/yp-tools/pull/7
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 reintroduced
2019-10-10
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 removed
2019-10-10
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 reintroduced
2019-10-10
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 removed
2019-10-10
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 reintroduced
2019-09-25
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 removed
2019-09-25
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 reintroduced
2019-09-25
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 removed
2019-09-25
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 reintroduced
2019-09-06
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 removed
2019-09-06
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 reintroduced
2019-09-06
Ubuntu 19.10 eoan/universe: Version 3.3-5.1ubuntu1 removed
2019-09-06
Related packages
yp-tools-debuginfo - Debug information for package yp-tools
yp-tools-debugsource - Debug sources for package yp-tools
