On 05/11/99 08:42:47 you wrote:
As always, your results may vary - but it'll be a long time before I bother attempting to use NetApp NIS again. I have the files all copied locally and can't see any reason to go back.....
Yep. When I tested the NIS myself and eventually went back to using and recommending that configuration. Making the copying of files part of the ypmake isn't all that difficult.
As with any new Netapp feature, the initial implementation is done quickly and leaves much to be desired, especially in the areas of reliability and ease-of-use. After a few iterations they get it right; this is not unlike the way new features appear in other OSes, really. You've seen the same thing with CIFS, NFS, and so on. I'm sure the current NIS code is much better than it was when they first released it.
I've found many sysadmins who use NIS don't like to make important servers NIS clients for various reliability reasons. They run local YP masters on them; with the filer this means local files.
Bruce