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yptools: yptools (NIS servers and clients)
yptools:
yptools: NIS stands for Network Information Service.  NIS is usually used to
yptools: provide /etc/passwd and /etc/group information throughout the network.
yptools: Most Sun-based networks run NIS, and Linux machines can take full
yptools: advantage of existing NIS service or provide NIS service themselves.
yptools:
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