Nis Domain; Guidelines For Configuring Nis - Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual

SnapServer GuardianOS 7.2 Administrator's Guide
2. Press Enter to connect to the specified share on the server.

NIS Domain

NIS domains are configured on the Network > NIS page of the Web Management Interface.
The SnapServer can join an NIS domain and function as an NIS client. It can then read the
users and groups maintained by the NIS domain. Thus, you must use the NIS server to make
modifications. Changes you make on the NIS server do not immediately appear on the
SnapServer; it may take up to 10 minutes for changes to be replicated.

Guidelines for Configuring NIS

Unless UID/GID assignments are properly handled, NIS users and groups may fail to
display properly. For guidelines on integrating compatible SnapServer UIDs, see
Group ID Assignments" on page
NIS identifies users by UID, not user name, and although it is possible to have duplicate
user names, Overland Storage does not support this configuration.
To Join an NIS Domain
1. Go to Network > NIS.
2. Edit the settings shown in the following table:
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• Authentication and integrity (client is authenticated and data contains a
cryptographic checksum that guarantees the data has not changed):
mount -t nfs4 -o sec=krb5i server_name:/share_name
• Authentication, integrity, and privacy (client is authenticated, data integrity is
guaranteed, and data itself is encrypted):
mount -t nfs4 -o sec=krb5p server_name:/share_name
NOTE: Syntax can vary depending upon the operating system.
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NIS Domain
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