I installed NIS master server in Solaris 8 (Intel), and setup my Redhat Linux 6.2 as a NIS client. But I have problem with setup NIS domain name in my linux box. I do something like this: # domainname # Show nothing # domainname my_nis_domain # domainname # my_nis_domain I edit /etc/sysconfig/network file and add: NIS_DOMAIN=my_nis_domain After I reboot my linux box, it has the same problem, no domain name. Nay idea ? Thanks in advance.

Have you checked that the ypbind service has started on the redhat machine and that ypserv is running on he solaris machine. Also can you see what result you get after entering the following from the redhat client: ypcat hosts.byname Andy Hibbins :)

Thanks, Andy. I may mislead you. ypbind will start if I assign my_nis_domain to the Linux box. The problem is how can I set the domain name for the redhat machine permanently? Any file will store the information ? or any command will set this ?

use the following line in /etc/sysconfig/network NISDOMAIN=my_domain that should work