How To Install nss_nis on Fedora 34

nss_nis is Name Service Switch (NSS) module using NIS Name Service Switch (NSS) module using NIS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_nis on Fedora 34.

What is `nss_nis`

The nss_nis Name Service Switch module uses the Network Information System (NIS) to obtain user, group, host name, and other data. nss_nis 3.1 8.fc34 x86_64 42 k nss_nis-3.1-8.fc34.src.rpm fedora Name Service Switch (NSS) module using NIS https LGPLv2+ The nss_nis Name Service Switch module uses the Network Information System (NIS) to obtain user, group, host name, and other data.

We can use yum or dnf to install nss_nis on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nss_nis.

Install nss_nis on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install nss_nis using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nss_nis

Install nss_nis on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install nss_nis using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nss_nis

How To Uninstall nss_nis on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the nss_nis package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nss_nis

nss_nis Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/45
/usr/lib/.build-id/45/4fc9d301c75974c9ce907eaad6b6824dc64546
/usr/lib/libnss_nis.so.2
/usr/lib/libnss_nis.so.2.0.0
/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-logind.service.d/nss_nis.conf
/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-userdbd.service.d/nss_nis.conf
/usr/share/licenses/nss_nis
/usr/share/licenses/nss_nis/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/aa
/usr/lib/.build-id/aa/a42455be2c756b972d2e01622e3b07972ec2d9
/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-logind.service.d/nss_nis.conf
/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-userdbd.service.d/nss_nis.conf
/usr/lib64/libnss_nis.so.2
/usr/lib64/libnss_nis.so.2.0.0
/usr/share/licenses/nss_nis
/usr/share/licenses/nss_nis/COPYING

References

[nss_nis website](https://github.com/thkukuk/libnss_nis https://github.com/thkukuk/libnss_nis)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_nis on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.