NIS

Network Information Service (NIS) is a networked system administration service that supplements NFS (Network File System). NIS ensures the consistency of system administration information in a heterogeneous network environment by designating a single host as the master for all the files and databases containing the information, and by distributing the information to all other hosts on the network.

Network System Services library routines for NIS (NS)

Routine	Description
ypclnt	NIS client interface
yppasswd	update user password in NIS

Applications developed with the SCO OpenServer Development System use the library routines listed in ``Network System Services library routines for NIS (NS)'' to communicate with NIS.