NIS/NIS+ enabled (UNIX)

Module: Network Integrity

This check examines the network information name service (NIS or NIS+) that is used by the agent system. The check determines whether NIS is enabled and, if it is enabled, which version is being used. The check also reports the agent's default domain name and the domain name server.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for NIS/NIS+ enabled

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_NIS_DISABLED

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6407)

Title: NIS not enabled

Description:NIS is not enabled on the agent. You should check the agent configuration to determine whether NIS should be enabled.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_NIS_ENABLED

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6408)

Title: NIS enabled

Description:NIS is enabled on the agent. You should check the agent configuration to determine whether NIS should be enabled. If it should be enabled, verify that the domain name and domain server are set correctly.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [Domain: %s; server: %s]

String ID: STKU_NIS_PLUS_ENABLED

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6409)

Title: NIS+ enabled

Description:NIS+ is enabled on the agent. You should check the agent configuration to determine whether NIS+ should be enabled. If it should be, verify that the domain name and master server are set correctly.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_NIS_NISPLUS_WARN

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6455)

Title: NIS/NIS+ warning

Description:Error retrieving NIS/NIS+ data. The error number and its description are given.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]