(pronounced "niss") Acronym for Network Information Service.
News and Information Services
AIX Network Information Services Server Function.
Network Information Service. A set of protocols, developed by Sun Microsystems, that are used to provide directory services for network information.
Network Information Service. Formerly known as Yellow Pages.
Network information service. A distributed network database containing key information about the systems and the users on the network. The NIS database is stored on the master server and all the slave servers.
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Network Information Service - formerly Yellow Pages (YP). It provides a mechanism for centrally holding critical configuration information for a network (e.g. passwords) so that supporting identical configuration on multiple systems is possible.
Network Information Services. A mechanism that enables centralization of common data that is pertinent across multiple machines in a network. The data is collected in a domain, within which it is accessible and relevant. The most common use of NIS is to maintain user account information across a set of networked hosts.
See Network Information Service Plus.
Naval Investigative Service Command, also known as the Admirals' Gestapo.
Network and Integration Services
Northgate Information Solutions
A centralized user administration system in networks. Usernames and passwords can be managed networkwide by NIS.
The Network Information Service. A protocol used to provide network information to clients upon request.
Stores network information on servers and provides it to any workstation that asks for it.
Network Information Service, a distributed database mechanism for user accounts, host names, mail aliases, and so on.
The Network Information Service (NIS) is a distributed data lookup service for sharing information on a local area network (LAN). NIS allows you to coordinate the distribution of database information throughout your networked environment.
Network Information Service. A network naming and administration system for small networks. Using NIS, each host client or server computer in the system has knowledge about the entire system. A user at any host can get access to files or applications on any host in the network with a single user identification and password. NIS is similar to the Internet's domain name system (DNS) but somewhat simpler and designed for a smaller network.
A service that provides information necessary to all machines on a network, such as NFS support for hosts and clients, password verification, and so on.
Network Information Service. A distributed database that allows you to maintain consistent configuration files throughout your network.
Network Information Service. Sun Microsystems' Yellow Pages ( yp) client/server protocol for distributing system configuration data such as user and host names between computers on a network.
See Network Information Service (NIS).
Network Information Service. A reliable network service that provides a mapping from keys in maps to values. Some common maps include passwd for identifying and authenticating users, groups for authorizing users to access certain resources on machines, names for converting computer names to IP addresses (not commonly used, DNS is more common) NIS has lots of other possible uses, such as telephone books and any other data that is read-mostly and changes slowly.
Network Information System An organization responsible for administering the Internet, TCP/IP addresses and domain names.
A network naming and administration system that supplies each server and host client in the system with knowledge about the entire system. As a result, a user can apply a single identification code and password to access programs on any of the LAN’s hosts. Similar if not identical to the Web-based DNS. Originally created by Sun Microsystems, NIS is also available in freeware versions.
Network Information Service. A system of programs and data files that UNIX machines use to collect, collate, and share specific information about machines, users, file systems, and network parameters throughout a network of computers.
Network Information Service. A set of protocols developed by Sun Microsystems, which provides directory services for network information.
NETWORK INTEGRITY SYSTEM. Uses traffic pattern profiling to actively block deviant traffic and maintain high availability on the network.
Formerly known as the "Yellow Pages". The Network Information System is a facility used on some TCP/IP networks to administer a group of computers (usually UNIX workstations and PCs) as though they were one big computer.
A networking software option that lets you control network information and services from a central server called the NIS master. NIS stands for Network Information Service. See also centralized network, NIS client, NIS domain, and NIS master.
Network Information Services. A set of services, generally provided by an NIC, to assist users in using the network. See also Network Information Center. WWWebfx Home Page
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Network Information Services. A set of UNIX network services (for example, a distributed service for retrieving information about the users, groups, network addresses, and gateways in a network) that resolve naming and addressing differences among computers in a network.
Network Information Service. A distributed database system providing centralized management of common configuration files, such as /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts.
See See Network Information Service.
New Israeli Shekel. See on: Wikipedia The New Israeli shekel (abbr. NIS) is the currency of Israel. The ISO 4217 code for the NIS is ILS. The NIS is divided into 100 agorot (sing. agora).
Network information services. The security and file-access databases on UNIX systems.
Network Information Services. A set of services, generally provided by a NIC, to assist users inusing the network. See also: Network Information Center. Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
See: Network Information Services NIST
Network Information Service. Protocol developed by Sun Microsystems for the administration of network-wide databases. The service essentially uses two programs: one for finding a NIS server and one for accessing the NIS databases.
Network Information Service. A set of services in the Network File System that propagate information out from masters to recipients; used for the maintenance of system files on complex networks.