NIS+

NIS+ is a <a href="/facts/Directory_service/6fsVdntu">directory service</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Sun_Microsystems/VJ9EzEFd">Sun Microsystems</a> to replace its older 'NIS' (<a href="/facts/Network_Information_Service/MawdYWjj">Network Information Service</a>). It is designed to eliminate the need for duplication across many computers of configuration data such as user accounts, host names and addresses, printer information and <a href="/facts/Network_File_System_(protocol)/jWRRALVo">NFS</a> disk mounts on individual systems, instead using a central repository on a master server, simplifying <a href="/facts/System_administration/zNhThrh9">system administration</a>. NIS+ client software has been ported to other <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a> and <a href="/facts/Unix-like/YAKrAxzd">Unix-like</a> platforms.
Prior to the release of Solaris 9 in 2002, Sun announced its intent to remove NIS+ from <a href="/facts/Solaris_(operating_system)/KPfT98EJ">Solaris</a> in a future release and now recommends that customers instead use an <a href="/facts/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol/KgpfD8nR">LDAP</a>-based lookup scheme.
NIS+ was present in Solaris 9 and 10 (although both releases include tools to migrate NIS+ data to an LDAP server) and it has been removed from Solaris 11.

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