1. Create NIS domain domainname my_nis_domain ypinit ---m vi /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs shutdown -r 2. Create an NIS slave server (Optional). domainname my_nis_domain ypinit -s vi /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs shutdown -r 3. Create NIS client vi /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs shutdown -r # data for a NIS domain is stored in /var/yp/my_nis_domain