How to configure NIS client for user information only and LDAP server for authentication?

Solution Verified - Updated 2016-07-19T08:58:56+00:00 -

Issue

How to configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux system to fetch user information from the NIS server whereas authentication of users would happen against the LDAP server?

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