The NIS Authentication page allows you to set two essential parameters: the NIS domain and the NIS list.
NIS Domain (ex.: yp.mandrakesoft.com) | In this field, type in your NIS domain name in the following format: yp.mandrakesoft.com, that is "yp" for Yellow Pages, followed by your domain name. |
NIS List (usually yp_list.byname) | Same principle for the NIS list: start with "yp", followed by the underscore sign ("_"), then the list name in the "list.name" format. |