How can I set NIS domain name?

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The NIS domain of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux server is set with the command domainname. In order to have the NIS domain name set automatically, the following entry should be found in the file /etc/sysconfig/network:

NISDOMAIN=domain.com

This setting is read and activated by the ypbind service. To activate this at boot time, use t...

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