How To Install nss_nis on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_nis in Fedora 36. nss_nis is Name Service Switch (NSS) module using NIS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_nis on Fedora 36.

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.

We can use yum or dnf to install nss_nis on Fedora 36. 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 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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 36

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

sudo dnf remove nss_nis

nss_nis Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a/e3db08e70b633aeed70f5633d4aeb9352488aa
/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

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_nis on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).


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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_nis on Fedora 36.

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.

We can use yum or dnf to install nss_nis on Fedora 36. 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 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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 36

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

sudo dnf remove nss_nis

nss_nis Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e/b337370f5cfe9052568be8d9bfb05d80504e27
/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

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_nis on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).