Installation

To install the DirXML Driver for NIS:

  1. Log in with the Root account on the machine where you want to install the DirXML Driver for NIS.

  2. Execute the nis-drv-install script from the setup directory of the application platform.

  3. Specify the choice of the desired language to read the License Agreement in.

  4. Press Enter to read the License Agreement.

  5. Enter y to accept the License Agreement.

    The DXMLnis package, now installed on your system contains the following items:

    • NDS2NIS.jar: Driver Jar file in the /usr/lib/dirxml/classes directory
    • dxnis: Binary executable command in the /usr/sbin directory
    • NIS.xml and NIS_en.xlf: preconfigured XML files for Files, NIS, and NIS+ in the /usr/lib/dirxml/rules/nds2nis directory
    • pam_dxml: Shared library in the /usr/lib/dirxml/rules/nds2nis directory that is used by the driver to capture the password.